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Dodes'ka-den

7.1/10
TMDB163 votes
Original: 140 min

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.

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About Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den (1970) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami.

Released
Original language
Runtime
140 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Yonki-no-Kai Productions, TOHO
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni

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What is Dodes'ka-den about?

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.

Who stars in Dodes'ka-den?

Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami, Yūko Kusunoki, Junzaburō Ban. See the cast cards above for character names.

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