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The Lower Depths (1957) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Akira Kurosawa

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Maxim Gorky ... (play)
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Toshirô Mifune ... Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada ... Osugi the Landlady
Kyôko Kagawa ... Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirô Nakamura ... Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki ... Tonosama - the former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara ... The Actor
Akemi Negishi ... Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa Nijiko Kiyokawa ... Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kôji Mitsui ... Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirô Tôno ... Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka ... Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi ... Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari ... Kahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe Atsushi Watanabe ... Kuna
Kichijirô Ueda ... Shimazo the Police Agent
Yû Fujiki Yû Fujiki ... Unokichi
Fujitayama Fujitayama ... Tsugaru
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kamayuki Tsubono Kamayuki Tsubono ... Tradesman (uncredited)

Produced by 

Akira Kurosawa ... producer
Sôjirô Motoki ... associate producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka ... associate producer

Music by 

Masaru Satô

Cinematography by 

Kazuo Yamazaki

Editing by 

Akira Kurosawa

Production Design by 

Yoshirô Muraki

Costume Design by 

Yoshiko Samejima

Makeup Department 

Yoshiko Matsumoto ... hair stylist
Junjirô Yamada ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Hiroshi Nezu ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Yoshimitsu Banno ... assistant director (as Yoshimitsu Sakano)
Toshi Kaneko ... assistant director
Yasuyoshi Tajitsu ... assistant director

Art Department 

Kôichi Hamamura ... property master
Jun Sakuma ... assistant art director

Sound Department 

Ichirô Minawa ... sound effects editor
Mimachi Norase ... chief sound assistant
Fumio Yanoguchi ... sound recordist
Shoichi Yoshizawa ... sound assistant

Camera and Electrical Department 

Masao Fukuda ... still photographer
Shigeru Mori ... lighting technician
Katsumi Murakami ... assistant lighting technician
Takao Saitô ... assistant camera

Editorial Department 

Chozo Kobata ... negative cutter

Script and Continuity Department 

Teruyo Nogami ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Mitsugu Narita ... production assistant
Yûichi Yoshitake ... acting office
Georges Goldfayn ... french subtitles by (uncredited)
H.L. Govaers ... french subtitles by (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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