The Lower Depths
1957/10/01 (US) | Drama
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.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
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Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- TOHO
Crews
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Yoshiko Samejima
Costume Design