Dodes’ka-den
By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa’s 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. The unforgettable Dodes’ka-den was made at a tumultuous moment in Kurosawa’s life. And all of his hopes, fears, and artistic passion are on fervent display in this, his gloriously shot first color film.
Genre: Drama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Junzaburô Ban, Keiji Furuyama, Kin Sugai, Kiyoko Tange, Michio Hino, Shinsuke Minami, Tappei Shimokawa, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Yoshitaka Zushi, Yûko Kusunoki
Country: Japan
