Dodes'ka-den

2h 20min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Yonki-no-Kai Productions

TOHO

Cast

Toshiyuki Tonomura

Toshiyuki Tonomura

Taro Sawagami
Shinsuke Minami

Shinsuke Minami

Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki

Yūko Kusunoki

Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban

Junzaburō Ban

Yukichi Shima
Kiyoko Tange

Kiyoko Tange

Mrs. Shima
Michio Hino

Michio Hino

Mr. Ikawa
Keiji Furuyama

Keiji Furuyama

Mr. Matsui
Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Yoshie Kawaguchi
Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Masuo Masuda
Hideko Okiyama

Hideko Okiyama

Tatsu Masuda
Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Kyota Watanaka
Imari Tsuji

Imari Tsuji

Otane Watanaka
Tomoko Yamazaki

Tomoko Yamazaki

Katsuko Watanaka
Hiroyuki Kawase

Hiroyuki Kawase

Beggar's Son
Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Good-Looking Housewife
Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Detective
Michiko Araki

Michiko Araki

Restaurant proprietress
Masakazu Kuwayama

Masakazu Kuwayama

Western-style restaurant owner
Hiroshi Kiyama

Hiroshi Kiyama

Sushi Shop Proprietor
Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Foodstand owner
Jerry Fujio

Jerry Fujio

Kichi the Carpenter Bee
Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Suicidal Old Man
Kayako Sono

Kayako Sono

Kichi's Wife
Yoshiko Maki

Yoshiko Maki

2nd Wife
Matsue Ono

Matsue Ono

4th Wife
Akira Hitomi

Akira Hitomi

1st Man Calling Out
Shōji Ichimura

Shōji Ichimura

3rd Man Calling Out
Shin Ibuki

Shin Ibuki

5th Man Calling Out
Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

4th Man Calling Out
Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

2nd Man Calling Out

Release date

31st Oct 1970

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語