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.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Top Billed Cast: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura
Runtime: 140 minutes
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Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan
Kin Sugai
Okuni
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Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
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Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
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Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui
Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto
Kunie Tanaka
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Yoshie Kawaguchi
Hisashi Igawa
Masuo Masuda
Hideko Okiyama
Tatsu Masuda
Tatsuo Matsumura
Kyota Watanaka
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Imari Tsuji
Otane Watanaka
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Tomoko Yamazaki
Katsuko Watanaka
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Masahiko Kametani
Okabe
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hei
Tomoko Naraoka
Ochô
Noboru Mitani
Beggar
Hiroyuki Kawase
Beggar's Son
Akemi Negishi
Good-Looking Housewife
Eimei Esumi
Detective
Minoru Takashima
Policeman
Kazuo Katō
Painter
Michiko Araki
Restaurant proprietress
Toki Shiozawa
Waitress
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Masakazu Kuwayama
Western-style restaurant owner
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Hiroshi Kiyama
Sushi Shop Proprietor
Kōji Mitsui
Foodstand owner
Jerry Fujio
Kichi the Carpenter Bee
Masahiko Tanimura
Mr. Sô
Atsushi Watanabe
Mr. Tanba
Kamatari Fujiwara
Suicidal Old Man
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Sanji Kojima
Thief
