Dodesukaden

Oct 17 1974 Not Rated 2h 20m
Drama

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.

Plot

Episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers: Rokkuchan, an intellectually disabled boy who brings meaning and routine to his life by driving an imaginary streetcar; children who support their parents by scrounging or by tedious and ill-paying endeavours; schemers who plot or dream of escaping the shackles of poverty.

Written by

Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho, Yonki-no-Kai Productions

Languages

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Trailers
Dodesukaden (1970) Trailer
Dodes'ka-den (1970) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Scores
# of Votes
8,149
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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