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.
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Cast
47 people
Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan
Known for
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Red Beard
Kin Sugai
Okuni
Known for
Godzilla
The Funeral
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami
No other roles listed
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami
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Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami
Known for
Eros + Massacre
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Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
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Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima
Also in
Tokyo Profile
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui
Also in
Judge and Jeopardy
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto
Known for
After the Rain
Kunie Tanaka
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
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Jitsuko Yoshimura
Yoshie Kawaguchi
Known for
Onibaba
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Akira Kurosawa Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Hideo Oguni Screenplay
First release October 31, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Yonki-no-Kai Productions
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
どですかでん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 31, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
March 23, 1979 · Theatrical · IMDB
Czechia
February 26, 2018 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
France
November 6, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
August 26, 1971 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
November 9, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 15, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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