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Dodes'ka-den

Plot: 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: Saturday, October 31 1970
54 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Yoshitaka ZushiYoshitaka ZushiYoshitaka Zushi was 15 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Roku-Chan'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 19 1955
Portrait of Kin SugaiKin SugaiKin Sugai was 44 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Okuni'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 28 1926 –
Fri, Aug 10 2018
Portrait of Toshiyuki TonomuraToshiyuki TonomuraToshiyuki Tonomura was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Taro Sawagami'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinsuke MinamiShinsuke MinamiShinsuke Minami was 40 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Ryotaro Sawagami'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 28 1930 –
Wed, Dec 08 1982
Portrait of Yūko KusunokiYūko KusunokiYūko Kusunoki was 37 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Misao Sawagami'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1933
Portrait of Junzaburō BanJunzaburō BanJunzaburō Ban was 62 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Yukichi Shima'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1908 –
Mon, Oct 26 1981
Portrait of Kiyoko TangeKiyoko TangeKiyoko Tange was 50 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Mrs. Shima'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 02 1920 –
Mon, May 04 1998
Portrait of Michio HinoMichio HinoMichio Hino was 56 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Mr. Ikawa'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 10 1914
Portrait of Keiji FuruyamaKeiji FuruyamaKeiji Furuyama was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Mr. Matsui'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tappei ShimokawaTappei ShimokawaTappei Shimokawa was 41 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Mr. Nomoto'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 11 1928 –
Thu, Mar 25 2004
Portrait of Kunie TanakaKunie TanakaKunie Tanaka was 37 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Hatsutaro Kawaguchi'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1932 –
Wed, Mar 24 2021
Portrait of Jitsuko YoshimuraJitsuko YoshimuraJitsuko Yoshimura was 27 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Yoshie Kawaguchi'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 18 1943
Portrait of Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa was 33 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Masuo Masuda'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 17 1936
Portrait of Hideko OkiyamaHideko OkiyamaHideko Okiyama was 24 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Tatsu Masuda'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 21 1945 –
Mon, Mar 21 2011
Portrait of Tatsuo MatsumuraTatsuo MatsumuraTatsuo Matsumura was 55 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Kyota Watanaka'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 18 1914 –
Sat, Jun 18 2005
Portrait of Imari TsujiImari TsujiImari Tsuji was 49 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Otane Watanaka'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 20 1921
Portrait of Tomoko YamazakiTomoko YamazakiTomoko Yamazaki was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Katsuko Watanaka'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masahiko KametaniMasahiko KametaniMasahiko Kametani was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Okabe'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi AkutagawaHiroshi AkutagawaHiroshi Akutagawa was 50 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Hei'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 20 1920 –
Sun, Oct 25 1981
Portrait of Tomoko NaraokaTomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka was 40 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Ochô'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1929 –
Thu, Mar 23 2023
Portrait of Noboru MitaniNoboru MitaniNoboru Mitani was 38 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Beggar'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 09 1932 –
Sun, Jan 15 2023
Portrait of Hiroyuki KawaseHiroyuki KawaseHiroyuki Kawase was 6 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Beggar's Son'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 20 1964
Portrait of Akemi NegishiAkemi NegishiAkemi Negishi was 36 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Good-Looking Housewife'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 26 1934 –
Tue, Mar 11 2008
Portrait of Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiEimei Esumi was 35 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Detective'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 05 1935 –
Sun, Aug 22 2004
Portrait of Minoru TakashimaMinoru TakashimaMinoru Takashima was 40 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Policeman'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 15 1930
Portrait of Kazuo KatoKazuo KatoKazuo Kato was 42 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Painter'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1928
Portrait of Michiko ArakiMichiko ArakiMichiko Araki was 53 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Restaurant proprietress'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 06 1917 –
Fri, Mar 24 1989
Portrait of Toki ShiozawaToki ShiozawaToki Shiozawa was 42 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Waitress'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 01 1928 –
Thu, May 17 2007
Portrait of Masakazu KuwayamaMasakazu KuwayamaMasakazu Kuwayama was 48 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Western-style restaurant owner'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1922 –
Sun, Sep 04 1983
Portrait of Hiroshi KiyamaHiroshi KiyamaHiroshi Kiyama was 60 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Sushi Shop Proprietor'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 24 1909 –
Tue, Apr 11 1995
Portrait of Kōji MitsuiKōji MitsuiKōji Mitsui was 60 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Foodstand owner'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 06 1910 –
Fri, Jul 20 1979
Portrait of Jerry FujioJerry FujioJerry Fujio was 30 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Kichi the Carpenter Bee'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1940 –
Sat, Aug 14 2021
Portrait of Masahiko TanimuraMasahiko TanimuraMasahiko Tanimura was 43 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Mr. Sô'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 25 1927 –
Sun, Aug 06 2000
Portrait of Atsushi WatanabeAtsushi WatanabeAtsushi Watanabe was 72 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Mr. Tanba'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 09 1898 –
Sun, Feb 27 1977
Portrait of Kamatari FujiwaraKamatari FujiwaraKamatari Fujiwara was 65 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Suicidal Old Man'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1905 –
Sat, Dec 21 1985
Portrait of Sanji KojimaSanji KojimaSanji Kojima was 31 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Thief'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1939 –
Mon, Apr 16 2001
Portrait of Kayako SonoKayako SonoKayako Sono was 41 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Kichi's Wife'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 07 1929 –
Tue, Jul 27 2010
Portrait of Yoshiko MakiYoshiko MakiYoshiko Maki was 49 in Dodes'ka-den as '2nd Wife'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 17 1921
Portrait of Toshiko SakuraiToshiko SakuraiToshiko Sakurai was >> in Dodes'ka-den as '3rd Wife'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toriko TakaharaToriko TakaharaToriko Takahara was >> in Dodes'ka-den as '5th Wife'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Matsue OnoMatsue OnoMatsue Ono was >> in Dodes'ka-den as '4th Wife'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reiko NiimuraReiko NiimuraReiko Niimura was 42 in Dodes'ka-den as '1st Wife'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 17 1928 –
Wed, Mar 23 2011
Portrait of Akira HitomiAkira HitomiAkira Hitomi was 47 in Dodes'ka-den as '1st Man Calling Out'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 16 1922
Portrait of Shōji IchimuraShōji IchimuraShōji Ichimura was >> in Dodes'ka-den as '3rd Man Calling Out'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shin IbukiShin IbukiShin Ibuki was >> in Dodes'ka-den as '5th Man Calling Out'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masaya NiheiMasaya NiheiMasaya Nihei was 29 in Dodes'ka-den as '4th Man Calling Out'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 04 1940 –
Sat, Aug 21 2021
Portrait of Takashi EbataTakashi EbataTakashi Ebata was 41 in Dodes'ka-den as '2nd Man Calling Out'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 15 1928

Crew

Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa was 60 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Takao SaitōTakao SaitōTakao Saitō was 41 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Tue, Mar 05 1929 –
Sat, Dec 06 2014
Portrait of Shinobu HashimotoShinobu HashimotoShinobu Hashimoto was 52 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Thu, Jul 19 2018
Portrait of Hideo OguniHideo OguniHideo Oguni was 66 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 09 1904 –
Mon, Feb 05 1996
Portrait of Yōichi MatsueYōichi MatsueYōichi Matsue was 40 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Oct 26 1930 –
Sat, Mar 09 2019
Portrait of Keisuke KinoshitaKeisuke KinoshitaKeisuke Kinoshita was 57 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 03 1912 –
Wed, Dec 30 1998
Portrait of Kon IchikawaKon IchikawaKon Ichikawa was 54 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 20 1915 –
Wed, Feb 13 2008
Portrait of Masaki KobayashiMasaki KobayashiMasaki Kobayashi was 54 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Mon, Feb 14 1916 –
Fri, Oct 04 1996
Portrait of Reiko KanekoReiko KanekoReiko Kaneko was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toru TakemitsuToru TakemitsuToru Takemitsu was 40 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Music'
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1930 –
Tue, Feb 20 1996
Portrait of Shūgorō YamamotoShūgorō YamamotoShūgorō Yamamoto would have been no older than 63 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 22 1903 –
Tue, Feb 14 1967
Portrait of Akio NojimaAkio NojimaAkio Nojima was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Property Master'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fumio YanoguchiFumio YanoguchiFumio Yanoguchi was 53 in Dodes'ka-den as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 29 1917 –
Tue, Jan 15 1985
Portrait of Hiromitsu MoriHiromitsu MoriHiromitsu Mori was >> in Dodes'ka-den as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday