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Dodes'ka-den

Film · 1970

On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.

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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Akira Kurosawadirector · writer · executive producer
  2. Hideo Oguniwriter
  3. Shinobu Hashimotowriter
  4. Keisuke Kinoshitaexecutive producer
  5. Kon Ichikawaexecutive producer
  6. Reiko Kanekoeditor
  7. Masaki Kobayashiexecutive producer
  8. Takao Saitōcinematographer
  9. Toru Takemitsucomposer
  10. Yōichi Matsueproducer

On screen

  1. Shinsuke Minamilead actor
  2. Toshiyuki Tonomuralead actor
  3. Yoshitaka Zushilead actor
  4. Kin Sugailead actor
  5. Junzaburō Bansupporting actor
  6. Keiji Furuyamasupporting actor
  7. Kiyoko Tangesupporting actor
  8. Yūko Kusunokisupporting actor
  9. Tappei Shimokawasupporting actor
  10. Michio Hinosupporting actor
  11. Kunie Tanakasupporting actor
  12. Akira Hitomiguest actor
  13. Hideko Okiyamaguest actor
  14. Kayako Sonoguest actor
  15. Masahiko Kametaniguest actor
  16. Masaya Niheiguest actor
  17. Sanji Kojimaguest actor
  18. Shōji Ichimuraguest actor
  19. Tomoko Yamazakiguest actor
  20. Toshiko Sakuraiguest actor
  21. Hiroshi Akutagawaguest actor
  22. Hiroshi Kiyamaguest actor
  23. Jerry Fujioguest actor
  24. Masahiko Tanimuraguest actor
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From the people who made Dodes'ka-den

86
  1. Ikiru1952 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  2. The Hidden Fortress1958 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  3. Seven Samurai1954 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  4. I Live in Fear1955 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  5. Throne of Blood1957 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  6. The Bad Sleep Well1960 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  7. Ikiru2007 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  8. Sanjuro1962 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  9. Red Beard1965 · FilmExceptional· 12 shared
  10. High and Low1963 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  11. Ran1985 · FilmExceptional· 7 shared
  12. Rashomon1950 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  13. The Lower Depths1957 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  14. Samurai Rebellion1967 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  15. Harakiri1962 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  16. The Last Princess2008 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  17. Battle Beyond the Stars1980 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  18. Rhapsody in August1991 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  19. Madadayo1993 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  20. Dreams1990 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  21. Kagemusha1980 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  22. Living2022 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  23. Yojimbo1961 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  24. Play of the Week: Rashomon1960 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  25. Advance Patrol1957 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  26. The Idiot1951 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  27. Sanshiro Sugata1943 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  28. The Outrage1964 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  29. The Magnificent Seven2016 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  30. Twenty-Four Eyes1954 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  31. The Ballad of Narayama1958 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  32. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  33. No Regrets for Our Youth1946 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  34. Runaway Train1985 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  35. One Wonderful Sunday1947 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  36. Kwaidan1965 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  37. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'2002 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  38. Four Love Stories1947 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  39. Scandal1950 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  40. Dersu Uzala1975 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  41. Stray Dog1949 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  42. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  43. After the Rain2000 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  44. Drunken Angel1948 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  45. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  46. Legacy of the 500,0001963 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  47. Sanshiro Sugata1965 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  48. Highest 2 Lowest2025 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  49. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'2002 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  50. The Quiet Duel1949 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  51. My Wonderful Yellow Car1953 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  52. Fires on the Plain1959 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  53. Vendetta of a Samurai1952 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  54. The Burmese Harp1956 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  55. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  56. Sword for Hire1952 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  57. Snow Trail1947 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  58. The Sword of Doom1966 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  59. Vanished Enlisted Man1955 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  60. The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  61. Beyond Love and Hate1951 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  62. Return of the Seven1966 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  63. Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  64. Last Man Standing1996 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  65. Jakoman and Tetsu1949 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  66. Stray Dog1973 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  67. The Adventures of Milo and Otis1986 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  68. King Kong vs. Godzilla1962 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  69. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo1970 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  70. Matango1963 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  71. The Magnificent Seven1960 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  72. Saga of the Vagabonds1959 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  73. Tsubaki Sanjuro2007 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  74. King Kong vs. Godzilla1963 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  75. Tora! Tora! Tora!1970 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  76. A Fistful of Dollars1964 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  77. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  78. Kurosawa's Way2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  79. Pitfall1962 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  80. Making of 'Dreams'1990 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  81. Woman in the Dunes1964 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  82. The Face of Another1966 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  83. Empire of Passion1978 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  84. Black Rain1989 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  85. Rising Sun1993 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  86. Pale Flower1964 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
04

Through the cast

12
  1. Battles Without Honor and HumanityKunie Tanaka1973 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  2. When a Woman Ascends the StairsKin SugaiToki Shiozawa1960 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  3. OnibabaJitsuko Yoshimura1964 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  4. Godzilla vs. HedorahHiroyuki Kawase1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  5. Godzilla vs. GiganMinoru Takashima1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  6. Godzilla vs. MegalonHiroyuki Kawase1973 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  7. Tokyo DrifterMichio HinoEimei Esumi1966 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  8. Vengeance Is MineKin SugaiYoshiko Maki1979 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  9. The Hidden BladeKunie Tanaka2004 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  10. HachikoKin Sugai1987 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  11. GodzillaKin Sugai1954 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  12. PonyoTomoko Naraoka2008 · FilmFaint· 1 shared

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