Dodes'ka-den (1970)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1970-10-31
- Runtime:
- 140 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Top cast:
- Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami, Yūko Kusunoki, Junzaburō Ban
- Original language:
- JA
- TMDB rating:
- 7.1/10 from 153 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.8/10