
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.
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer

Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Yoshiko Samejima
Costume Design

Sōjirō Motoki
Producer

Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer

Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design

Akira Kurosawa
Editor

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Designer
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay