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Dodes'ka-den

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.

1970 |2h 20m |  Drama

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Cast

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Yoshitaka Zushi

Roku-Chan

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Kin Sugai

Okuni

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Shinsuke Minami

Ryotaro Sawagami

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Yūko Kusunoki

Misao Sawagami

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Junzaburō Ban

Yukichi Shima

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Kiyoko Tange

Mrs. Shima

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Michio Hino

Mr. Ikawa

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Kunie Tanaka

Hatsutaro Kawaguchi

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Jitsuko Yoshimura

Yoshie Kawaguchi

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Hisashi Igawa

Masuo Masuda

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Hideko Okiyama

Tatsu Masuda

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Tatsuo Matsumura

Kyota Watanaka

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Hiroshi Akutagawa

Hei

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Tomoko Naraoka

Ochô

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Hiroyuki Kawase

Beggar's Son

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Akemi Negishi

Good-Looking Housewife

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Eimei Esumi

Detective

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Minoru Takashima

Policeman

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Michiko Araki

Restaurant proprietress

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Toki Shiozawa

Waitress

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Kōji Mitsui

Foodstand owner

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Jerry Fujio

Kichi the Carpenter Bee

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Masahiko Tanimura

Mr. Sô

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Atsushi Watanabe

Mr. Tanba

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Kamatari Fujiwara

Suicidal Old Man

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Kayako Sono

Kichi's Wife

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Masaya Nihei

4th Man Calling Out

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Takashi Ebata

2nd Man Calling Out

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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