Dodes'ka-den (1970)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa2h 20mDrama

On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.

Rated
U
Year
1970
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
31 October 1970
TMDB
7.1 (162)
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Yoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Okuni
T
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami
S
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki
Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
K
Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima
Michio Hino
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
K
Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui
Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Yoshie Kawaguchi
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Masuo Masuda
Hideko Okiyama
Hideko Okiyama
Tatsu Masuda
Tatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
Kyota Watanaka
I
Imari Tsuji
Otane Watanaka
T
Tomoko Yamazaki
Katsuko Watanaka
M
Masahiko Kametani
Okabe
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hei
Tomoko Naraoka
Tomoko Naraoka
Ochô
Noboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani
Beggar
Hiroyuki Kawase
Hiroyuki Kawase
Beggar's Son
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Good-Looking Housewife
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
Detective
Minoru Takashima
Minoru Takashima
Policeman
Kazuo Katō
Kazuo Katō
Painter
Michiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Restaurant proprietress
Toki Shiozawa
Toki Shiozawa
Waitress
M
Masakazu Kuwayama
Western-style restaurant owner
H
Hiroshi Kiyama
Sushi Shop Proprietor
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Foodstand owner
Jerry Fujio
Jerry Fujio
Kichi the Carpenter Bee
Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura
Mr. Sô
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Mr. Tanba
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Suicidal Old Man
S
Sanji Kojima
Thief
Kayako Sono
Kayako Sono
Kichi's Wife
Y
Yoshiko Maki
2nd Wife
T
Toshiko Sakurai
3rd Wife
T
Toriko Takahara
5th Wife
M
Matsue Ono
4th Wife
R
Reiko Niimura
1st Wife
Akira Hitomi
Akira Hitomi
1st Man Calling Out
S
Shōji Ichimura
3rd Man Calling Out
S
Shin Ibuki
5th Man Calling Out
Masaya Nihei
Masaya Nihei
4th Man Calling Out
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata
2nd Man Calling Out

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