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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.5 / 100
1957·Drama·2h 17m

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.

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Akira Kurosawa·DirectorAkira Kurosawa·ScreenplayHideo Oguni·ScreenplayKazuo Yamasaki·Director of PhotographyMasaru Satō·Original Music ComposerAkira Kurosawa·Editor
Cast
Toshirō Mifune·Sutekichi the ThiefIsuzu Yamada·Osugi the LandladyKyōko Kagawa·Okayo, Osugi's SisterGanjirō Nakamura II·Rokubei, Osugi's HusbandMinoru Chiaki·Former SamuraiKamatari Fujiwara·The ActorAkemi Negishi·Osen the ProstituteNijiko Kiyokawa·Otaki the Candy-SellerKōji Mitsui·Yoshisaburo the GamblerEijirō Tōno·Tomekichi the Tinker
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Akira Kurosawa·DirectorYoshimitsu Banno·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Akira Kurosawa·ScreenplayHideo Oguni·ScreenplayMaxim Gorky·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Kazuo Yamasaki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Akira Kurosawa·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Masaru Satō·Original Music ComposerIchirô Minawa·Sound Effects EditorFumio Yanoguchi·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 2
Yoshirō Muraki·Production DesignYoshiko Samejima·Costume Design
Production· 3
Tomoyuki Tanaka·ProducerSōjirō Motoki·ProducerAkira Kurosawa·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Shigeru Mori·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
79.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Lower Depths's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Intimate, Natural
Composition
Centered
Era
Contemporary
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman are kissing in a body of water, possibly a river or stream, surrounded by rocks and lush green foliage in the background. The woman, with blue”

romancedrama
Key Elements
WaterRocksFoliage
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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