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Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa
Maxim Gorky (play)
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Release Date:
1 October 1957 (Japan) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
5 wins See more »
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Kurosawa: Classic Collection
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 3 December 2011, 4:06 PM, PST)
Why Hollywood can't get enough Akira Kurosawa remakes
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 1 September 2011, 4:05 PM, PDT)
Remaking Kurosawa? People Have Been Doing It For Years
 (From FilmExperience. 24 August 2011, 8:00 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
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Cast

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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 ... 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 ... Kuna
Kichijirô Ueda ... Shimazo the Police Agent
Yû Fujiki ... Unokichi
Fujitayama ... Tsugaru
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Directed by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Maxim Gorky  play "The Lower Depths"
Akira Kurosawa 
Hideo Oguni 

Produced by
Akira Kurosawa .... producer
Sôjirô Motoki .... associate producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Masaru Satô 
 
Cinematography by
Kazuo Yamasaki 
 
Film Editing by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Production Design by
Yoshirô Muraki 
 
Costume Design by
Yoshiko Samejima 
 
Makeup Department
Yoshiko Matsumoto .... hair stylist
Junjiro 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
Koichi Hamamura .... property master
Jun Sakuma .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Ichirô Minawa .... sound effects editor
Mimachi Norase .... chief sound assistant
Fumio Yanoguchi .... sound
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
 
Other crew
Mitsugu Narita .... production assistant
Teruyo Nogami .... script supervisor
Yuichi Yoshitake .... acting office
Georges Goldfayn .... french subtitles by (uncredited)
H.L. Govaers .... french subtitles by (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The Lower Depths" - International (English title), USA
"Éjjeli menedékhely" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"I bassifondi" - Italy
"Les bas-fonds" - France
"Los bajos fondos" - Spain
"Nachtasyl" - West Germany
"Nachtasyl - The lower Depth" - Germany (DVD title)
"Natherberget" - Denmark
"Natthärbärget" - Sweden
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Runtime:
137 min | 125 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M (2007) | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:S (until 2001) | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
Company:
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Trivia:
Finnish censorship certificate # 87030 delivered on 6-2-1979.See more »
Movie Connections:
Version of Na dne (1978)See more »

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15 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
mystified, 21 May 2001
Author: loverealfilm

I cannot comprehend the low rating here, or the comments from the bozo which seem stuck on the main entry page here.

This film has all the pieces from your typically masterly Kurosawa.

Incredibly interesting and well done. Try to move beyond Shichinin no Samurai, and Yojimbo, and delve into his more poignant works such as Donzoko.

TRACE

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