Country
Japan
Date
Oct 01, 1957
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | Otaki the Candy-Seller |
| Kōji Mitsui | Yoshisaburo the Gambler |
| Eijirō Tōno | Tomekichi the Tinker |
| Haruo Tanaka | Tatsu |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Asa, Tomekichi's Wife |
| Bokuzen Hidari | Kahei the Pilgrim |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Kuna |
| Kichijirō Ueda | Shimazo the Police Agent |
| Yū Fujiki | Unokichi |
| Fujitayama | Tsugaru |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | どん底 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO |
| Data di uscita | 1 ottobre 1957 |
| Producer | Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Maxim Gorky |
| Editors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamasaki |
| Asst. Directors | Yoshimitsu Banno, Akira Kurosawa |
| Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
| Camera Operators | Kazuo Yamasaki |
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| Add. Photography | Kazuo Yamasaki |
| Production Design | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Art Direction | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Set Decoration | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Composer | Masaru Satō, Ichirô Minawa, Fumio Yanoguchi |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Ichirô Minawa, Fumio Yanoguchi |
| Costume Design | Yoshiko Samejima |
| Makeup | Yoshiko Samejima |
| Hairstyling | Yoshiko Samejima |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Feb 09, 1962
Country
France
Date
Jan 28, 1981
Certification
TP
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Apr 28, 1993
Certification
PG
Note
VHS
Country
United States
Date
Jun 22, 2004
Note
DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 19, 2005
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
May 03, 2017
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