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The Lower Depths

Akira Kurosawa

1957 • 2h 5m

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...

The Lower Depths
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō MifuneSutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu YamadaOsugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru ChiakiFormer Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari FujiwaraThe Actor
Akemi Negishi
Akemi NegishiOsen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji MitsuiYoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō TōnoTomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo TanakaTatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko MiyoshiAsa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen HidariKahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi WatanabeKuna
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō UedaShimazo the Police Agent
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaDirector
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō MotokiProducer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
Masaru Satō
Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
Maxim Gorky
Maxim GorkyTheatre Play
Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu BannoAssistant Director
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