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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

The Actor

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Otaki the Candy-Seller

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Tomekichi the Tinker

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Tatsu

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Kahei the Pilgrim

Atsushi Watanabe

Atsushi Watanabe

Kuna

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Shimazo the Police Agent

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Unokichi

Fujitayama

Fujitayama

Tsugaru

Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Yoshiko Samejima

Yoshiko Samejima

Costume Design

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Kazuo Yamasaki

Kazuo Yamasaki

Director of Photography

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Designer

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Maxim Gorky

Maxim Gorky

Theatre Play

Shigeru Mori

Shigeru Mori

Lighting Technician

Yoshimitsu Banno

Yoshimitsu Banno

Assistant Director

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The Lower Depths

19577.1 / 10125 min
Drama

Overview

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.