Dodes'ka-den

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Yoshitaka ZushiRoku-Chan

Kin SugaiOkuni

Toshiyuki Tonomura

Toshiyuki TonomuraTaro Sawagami

Shinsuke Minami

Shinsuke MinamiRyotaro Sawagami

Yūko KusunokiMisao Sawagami

Junzaburō BanYukichi Shima

Kiyoko Tange

Kiyoko TangeMrs. Shima

Michio HinoMr. Ikawa

Keiji Furuyama

Keiji FuruyamaMr. Matsui

Tappei ShimokawaMr. Nomoto

Kunie TanakaHatsutaro Kawaguchi

Jitsuko YoshimuraYoshie Kawaguchi