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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.
Where to watch Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den is streaming in the US on HBO Max and Criterion Channel.
Cast
- Yoshitaka Zushi as Roku-Chan
- Kin Sugai as Okuni
- Toshiyuki Tonomura as Taro Sawagami
- Shinsuke Minami as Ryotaro Sawagami
- Yūko Kusunoki as Misao Sawagami
- Junzaburō Ban as Yukichi Shima
- Kiyoko Tange as Mrs. Shima
- Michio Hino as Mr. Ikawa
- Keiji Furuyama as Mr. Matsui
- Tappei Shimokawa as Mr. Nomoto
- Kunie Tanaka as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
- Jitsuko Yoshimura as Yoshie Kawaguchi
Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Released
- October 31, 1970
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Yonki-no-Kai Productions and TOHO
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.1 / 10 from 163 votes
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