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The Lower Depths

"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."

Cast

7450

Toshirō Mifune

as Sutekichi the Thief

33761

Isuzu Yamada

as Osugi the Landlady

34374

Kyōko Kagawa

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

1378968

Ganjirō Nakamura II

as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

7454

Minoru Chiaki

as Former Samurai

96552

Kamatari Fujiwara

as The Actor

95579

Akemi Negishi

as Osen the Prostitute

86859

Nijiko Kiyokawa

as Otaki the Candy-Seller

96804

Kōji Mitsui

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

106165

Eijirō Tōno

as Tomekichi the Tinker

34375

Haruo Tanaka

as Tatsu

106160

Eiko Miyoshi

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

34377

Bokuzen Hidari

as Kahei the Pilgrim

134294

Atsushi Watanabe

as Kuna

7455

Kichijirō Ueda

as Shimazo the Police Agent

144797

Yū Fujiki

as Unokichi

553088

Fujitayama

as Tsugaru

Crew

18604

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

5026

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

553087

Yoshiko Samejima

Costume Design

20832

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

18609

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

33132

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

5026

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

5026

Akira Kurosawa

Director

69336

Kazuo Yamasaki

Director of Photography

1534577

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Designer

1640546

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor

5026

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

20827

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

213447

Maxim Gorky

Theatre Play

1530334

Shigeru Mori

Lighting Technician

235715

Yoshimitsu Banno

Assistant Director