The Lower Depths (1957)

Japan, 124 min
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  • Production location
  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
  • Related films
  • Subjects
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Basic facts

Original title Donzoko
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Japan
Production company
Dialogue
  • Japanska

Cast

Toshiro Mifune
Sutekichi, tjuven

Isuzu Yamada
Osugi, värdinnan

Kyoko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugis syster

Ganjiro Nakamura
Rokubei, Osugis man

Minoru Chiaki
f.d. samuari

Kamatari Fujiwara
skådespelaren

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Titles

Original title
  • Donzoko
Swedish release title
  • Natthärbärget
International title
  • The Lower Depths
Alternative title
  • どん底

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Associate Producer
Casting
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Negative Cutter
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Hair Stylist
Sound Assistant
Sound Effects

Cast

Toshiro Mifune Sutekichi, tjuven
Isuzu Yamada Osugi, värdinnan
Kyoko Kagawa Okayo, Osugis syster
Ganjiro Nakamura Rokubei, Osugis man
Minoru Chiaki f.d. samuari
Kamatari Fujiwara skådespelaren
Akemi Negishi Osen, den prostituerade
Nijiko Kiyokawa Otaki, godisförsaäljaren
Koji Mitsui Yoshisaburo, spelaren
Eijiro Tono Tomekichi
Haruo Tanaka Tatsu
Eiko Mioshi Asa, Tamekichis fru
Bokuzen Hidari Kahei, prästen
Atsushi Watanabe Kuna
Kichijiro Ueda Shimazo, polisagent
Yu Fujiki Unokichi
Fujitayama Tsurgaru

Companies

Production Company Toho Co. Ltd

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 124 min


Original work

Original title Na dne (Play)
Author Maksim Gor'kij


Release dates

First showing 1957-09-17 Japan 124 min
Cinematheque screening 1968-12-03 Sweden
1969-03-25 Sweden
1971-09-29 Sweden
1975-02-08 Sweden
1978-10-13 Sweden
1980-11-27 Sweden
1985-03-27 Gothenburg Sweden
1986-06-04 Sweden
1986-06-05 Sweden
1989-11-06 Malmö Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1989-11-11 Malmö Sweden
1990-05-02
1990-05-04 Filmstaden Stockholm Sweden
1994-10-25 Malmö Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1994-10-25 Malmö Sweden
1995-09-22 Sweden
1995-09-26 Sweden
1996-10-22 Gothenburg Sweden
1998-10-27 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-10-28 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1999-02-16 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1999-03-04 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
2001-12-02 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 124 min
2001-12-04 Sture Stockholm Sweden 124 min
Censurbeslut 2003-05-06 Det Danske Filminstitut Copenhagen Denmark
2003-05-15 Det Danske Filminstitut Copenhagen Denmark
Cinematheque screening 2008-04-06 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
2008-09-27 Bio Capitol Gothenburg Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3411


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


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