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Dodes'ka-den

3.5

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Duration140 min.
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
Release DateOct 31, 1970

Overview

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.

Genres

  • Drama

Casts

Yoshitaka Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi

Roku-Chan

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Okuni

Toshiyuki Tonomura

Taro Sawagami

Shinsuke Minami

Shinsuke Minami

Ryotaro Sawagami

Yūko Kusunoki

Yūko Kusunoki

Misao Sawagami

Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Yukichi Shima

Kiyoko Tange

Kiyoko Tange

Mrs. Shima

Michio Hino

Michio Hino

Mr. Ikawa

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

Imari Tsuji

Otane Watanaka

Tomoko Yamazaki

Katsuko Watanaka

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

Masakazu Kuwayama

Western-style restaurant owner

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

Sanji Kojima

Thief

Kayako Sono

Kayako Sono

Kichi's Wife

Yoshiko Maki

2nd Wife

Toshiko Sakurai

3rd Wife

Toriko Takahara

5th Wife

Matsue Ono

4th Wife

Reiko Niimura

1st Wife

Akira Hitomi

1st Man Calling Out

Shōji Ichimura

3rd Man Calling Out

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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