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.
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
