Dodes'ka-den

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.

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Cast

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
JunzaburĹŤ Ban
JunzaburĹŤ 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

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