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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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Yoshitaka ZushiYoshitaka ZushiRoku-Chan
  • Photo of Kin SugaiKin SugaiOkuni
  • Photo of Toshiyuki TonomuraToshiyuki TonomuraTaro Sawagami
  • Photo of Shinsuke MinamiShinsuke MinamiRyotaro Sawagami
  • Photo of Yūko KusunokiYūko KusunokiMisao Sawagami
  • Photo of Junzaburō BanJunzaburō BanYukichi Shima
  • Photo of Kiyoko TangeKiyoko TangeMrs. Shima
  • Photo of Michio HinoMichio HinoMr. Ikawa
  • Photo of Keiji FuruyamaKeiji FuruyamaMr. Matsui
  • Photo of Tappei ShimokawaTappei ShimokawaMr. Nomoto

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