The Lower Depths

1957 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

76/100

Hit

no

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.

The Lower Depths (1957), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Toshirō Mifune
• Isuzu Yamada
• Kyōko Kagawa
• Ganjirō Nakamura II
• Minoru Chiaki
• Kamatari Fujiwara
• Akemi Negishi
• Nijiko Kiyokawa
• Kōji Mitsui
• Eijirō Tōno

Crew

• Kazuo Yamasaki — Director of Photography
• Akira Kurosawa — Editor
• Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
• Hideo Oguni — Screenplay

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
5. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
6. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit

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