The Lower Depths

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Not Rated
1957    2h 5mDrama
7.283%79%7.1
In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.
  • Toshirō MifuneSutekichi the Thief
  • Isuzu YamadaOsugi the Landlady
  • Kyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's Sister
  • Ganjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's Husband
  • Minoru ChiakiFormer Samurai
  • Kamatari FujiwaraThe Actor
  • Akemi NegishiOsen the Prostitute
  • Nijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-Seller
  • Kōji MitsuiYoshisaburo the Gambler
  • Eijirō TōnoTomekichi the Tinker
  • Haruo TanakaTatsu
  • Eiko MiyoshiAsa, Tomekichi's Wife
  • Bokuzen HidariKahei the Pilgrim
  • Atsushi WatanabeKuna
  • Kichijirō UedaShimazo the Police Agent
  • Yū FujikiUnokichi
  • FujitayamaTsugaru
  • Akira KurosawaDirector / Screenplay / Producer / Editor
  • Hideo OguniScreenplay
  • Tomoyuki TanakaProducer

The Lower Depths Ratings & Reviews

The Lower Depths Trivia

The Lower Depths was released on October 1, 1957.

The Lower Depths was directed by Akira Kurosawa.

The Lower Depths has a runtime of 2h 5m.

The Lower Depths was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki.

The key characters in The Lower Depths are Sutekichi the Thief (Toshirō Mifune), Osugi the Landlady (Isuzu Yamada), Okayo, Osugi's Sister (Kyōko Kagawa).

The Lower Depths is rated Not Rated.

The Lower Depths is a Drama film.

The Lower Depths has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.

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