

Dodes'ka-den
Drama
Overview
This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; the boy who imagines himself a trolley conductor—finds reasons to carry on.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1970-10-31
Runtime:
2h 20m
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writer:
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Top Cast

Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan

Kin Sugai
Okuni

Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami

Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami

Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami

Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima

Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima

Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa

Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui

Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto

Kunie Tanaka
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Yoshie Kawaguchi
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