Dodes'ka-den
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.
Release Date:
1970-10-31
Runtime:
140 minutes
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Starring:
Yoshitaka Zushi
as Roku-Chan
Kin Sugai
as Okuni
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Toshiyuki Tonomura
as Taro Sawagami
Shinsuke Minami
as Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki
as Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban
as Yukichi Shima
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Kiyoko Tange
as Mrs. Shima
Michio Hino
as Mr. Ikawa
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Keiji Furuyama
as Mr. Matsui
Tappei Shimokawa
as Mr. Nomoto
Kunie Tanaka
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Yoshie Kawaguchi
Hisashi Igawa
as Masuo Masuda
Hideko Okiyama
as Tatsu Masuda
Tatsuo Matsumura
as Kyota Watanaka
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Imari Tsuji
as Otane Watanaka
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Tomoko Yamazaki
as Katsuko Watanaka
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Masahiko Kametani
as Okabe
Hiroshi Akutagawa
as Hei
Tomoko Naraoka
as Ochô
Noboru Mitani
as Beggar
Hiroyuki Kawase
as Beggar's Son
Akemi Negishi
as Good-Looking Housewife
Eimei Esumi
as Detective
Minoru Takashima
as Policeman
Kazuo Katō
as Painter
Michiko Araki
as Restaurant proprietress
Toki Shiozawa
as Waitress
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Masakazu Kuwayama
as Western-style restaurant owner
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Hiroshi Kiyama
as Sushi Shop Proprietor