Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Original title: どですかでん
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.
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Yoshitaka ZushiRoku-Chan
Kin SugaiOkuniToshiyuki TonomuraTaro Sawagami
Shinsuke MinamiRyotaro Sawagami
Yūko KusunokiMisao Sawagami
Junzaburō BanYukichi Shima
Kiyoko TangeMrs. Shima
Michio HinoMr. IkawaKeiji FuruyamaMr. Matsui
Tappei ShimokawaMr. Nomoto
Kunie TanakaHatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko YoshimuraYoshie KawaguchiKeywords
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What is Dodes'ka-den about?
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.
How long is Dodes'ka-den?
Dodes'ka-den has a runtime of 140 minutes.
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