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Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

Oct 31, 1970 2h 20m
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Synopsis

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; the boy who imagines himself a trolley conductor—finds reasons to carry on.

Title Dodes'ka-den
Companies Yonki-no-Kai Productions, TOHO
Countries Japan
Keywords based on novel or book, slum, despair, poverty, multiple storylines, garbage dump dwellers
Shinsuke Minami

Shinsuke Minami

Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki

Yūko Kusunoki

Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Yukichi Shima
Kiyoko Tange

Kiyoko Tange

Mrs. Shima
Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Yoshie Kawaguchi
Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Masuo Masuda
Hideko Okiyama

Hideko Okiyama

Tatsu Masuda
Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Kyota Watanaka
Imari Tsuji

Imari Tsuji

Otane Watanaka
Tomoko Yamazaki

Tomoko Yamazaki

Katsuko Watanaka
Hiroyuki Kawase

Hiroyuki Kawase

Beggar's Son
Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Good-Looking Housewife
Michiko Araki

Michiko Araki

Restaurant proprietress
Masakazu Kuwayama

Masakazu Kuwayama

Western-style restaurant owner
Hiroshi Kiyama

Hiroshi Kiyama

Sushi Shop Proprietor
Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Foodstand owner
Jerry Fujio

Jerry Fujio

Kichi the Carpenter Bee
Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Suicidal Old Man
Kayako Sono

Kayako Sono

Kichi's Wife
Akira Hitomi

Akira Hitomi

1st Man Calling Out
Shōji Ichimura

Shōji Ichimura

3rd Man Calling Out
Shin Ibuki

Shin Ibuki

5th Man Calling Out
Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

4th Man Calling Out
Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

2nd Man Calling Out