Dodes'ka-den

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.

Release Date

31 October 1970

140 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Taro Sawagami
Ryotaro Sawagami
Misao Sawagami
Yukichi Shima
Mrs. Shima
Mr. Ikawa
Mr. Matsui
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Yoshie Kawaguchi