Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

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.

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Top Cast

Yoshitaka Zushi

As Roku-Chan

Kin Sugai

As Okuni

Toshiyuki Tonomura

As Taro Sawagami

Shinsuke Minami

As Ryotaro Sawagami

Yūko Kusunoki

As Misao Sawagami

Junzaburō Ban

As Yukichi Shima

Kiyoko Tange

As Mrs. Shima

Michio Hino

As Mr. Ikawa

Keiji Furuyama

As Mr. Matsui

Tappei Shimokawa

As Mr. Nomoto

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