The Lower Depths

International Title:

The Lower Depths

Japanese Title:

The Lower Depths

US Title:

The Lower Depths

Alternate Title:

Production: Toho

Distributor: Toho

Japan Release Date

Japan Running Time

1957

137 Minutes

US Distributor: Brandon Films

US Release Date

US Running Time

1962

125 Minutes

Staff
Directed by Akira Kurosawa Writing credits Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Maxim Gorky Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Sojiro Motoki Music by Masaru Sato Cinematography by Kazuo Yamasaki Film Editing by Akira Kurosawa Production Design by Yoshiro Muraki Assistant Director Yoshimitsu Banno, Toshi Kaneko, Yasuyoshi Tajitsu
Cast
Sutekichi, Thief Toshiro Mifune Osugi, Landlady Isuzu Yamada Okayo, Osugi's Sister Kyoko Kagawa Rokubei, Osugi's Husband Ganjiro Nakamura Former Samurai Minoru Chiaki Actor Kamatari Fujiwara Osen, Prostitute Akemi Negishi Otaki, Candy-Seller Nijiko Kiyokawa Yoshisaburo, Gambler Koji Mitsui Tomekichi, Tinker Eijiro Tono Tatsu Haruo Tanaka Asa, Tomekichi's Wife Eiko Miyoshi Kahei, Priest Bokuzen Hidari Kuna Atsushi Watanabe Shimazo, Police Agent Kichijiro Ueda Unokichi Yu Fujiki Tsugaru Fujitayama
Monster Appearances	Aliens, SDF, Misc
None	None
Stock Footage	Other Points of Interest
None	Soundtrack

DVDs

Region 1 The Lower Depths Criterion (2004)
Region 2 The Lower Depths Toho (2003)

Reviews

Staff
Miles Imhoff (02/14/2006)	Score: 4.5/5
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