
Dodes'ka-den
- Drama
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.
Cast

Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan

Kin Sugai
Okuni
- Toshiyuki Tonomura
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami

Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami

Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami

Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
- Kiyoko Tange
Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima

Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
- Keiji Furuyama
Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui

Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto

Kunie Tanaka
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Yoshie Kawaguchi

Hisashi Igawa
Masuo Masuda

Hideko Okiyama
Tatsu Masuda

Tatsuo Matsumura
Kyota Watanaka
- Imari Tsuji
Imari Tsuji
Otane Watanaka
- Tomoko Yamazaki
Tomoko Yamazaki
Katsuko Watanaka
- Masahiko Kametani
Masahiko Kametani
Okabe

Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hei

Tomoko Naraoka
Ochô

Noboru Mitani
Beggar

Hiroyuki Kawase
Beggar's Son

Akemi Negishi
Good-Looking Housewife

Eimei Esumi
Detective

Minoru Takashima
Policeman

Kazuo Katō
Painter

Michiko Araki
Restaurant proprietress

Toki Shiozawa
Waitress
- Masakazu Kuwayama
Masakazu Kuwayama
Western-style restaurant owner
- Hiroshi Kiyama
Hiroshi Kiyama
Sushi Shop Proprietor

Kōji Mitsui
Foodstand owner

Jerry Fujio
Kichi the Carpenter Bee

Masahiko Tanimura
Mr. Sô

Atsushi Watanabe
Mr. Tanba

Kamatari Fujiwara
Suicidal Old Man
- Sanji Kojima
Sanji Kojima
Thief

Kayako Sono
Kichi's Wife
- Yoshiko Maki
Yoshiko Maki
2nd Wife
- Toshiko Sakurai
Toshiko Sakurai
3rd Wife
- Toriko Takahara
Toriko Takahara
5th Wife
- Matsue Ono
Matsue Ono
4th Wife
- Reiko Niimura
Reiko Niimura
1st Wife

Akira Hitomi
1st Man Calling Out
- Shōji Ichimura
Shōji Ichimura
3rd Man Calling Out
- Shin Ibuki
Shin Ibuki
5th Man Calling Out

Masaya Nihei
4th Man Calling Out

Takashi Ebata
2nd Man Calling Out


















