Storyline
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 Zushi
Roku-Chan
Lead
Kin Sugai
Okuni
TT
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami
SM
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
KT
Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akira Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dodes'ka-den is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
