Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den (1970)

Not Rated 17 Oct 1974 • Drama • 2h 20m
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Episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers: Rokkuchan, an intellectually disabled boy who brings meaning and routine to his life by driving an imaginary streetcar; children who support their parents by scrounging or by tedious and ill-paying endeavours; schemers who plot or dream of escaping the shackles of poverty.

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura
Starring

Language: Japanese
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 1 nomination total
Country: Japan
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7.3

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