Dodes'ka-den (1970)

10/31/1970 (JP) • 2h 20m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Toshiyuki Tonomura

Taro Sawagami

Shinsuke Minami

Ryotaro Sawagami

Yūko Kusunoki

Misao Sawagami

Junzaburō Ban

Yukichi Shima

Kiyoko Tange

Mrs. Shima

Michio Hino

Mr. Ikawa

Keiji Furuyama

Mr. Matsui


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

slum

despair

poverty

multiple storylines

garbage dump dwellers

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