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By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa’s 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. The unforgettable Dodes’ka-den was made at a tumultuous moment in Kurosawa’s life. And all of his hopes, fears, and artistic passion are on fervent display in this, his gloriously shot first color film.
Movie rating: 7.3 / 10 (6958)
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa - Hideo Oguni - Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer credits: Akira Kurosawa - Hideo Oguni
Cast: Yoshitaka Zushi - Kin Sugai - Toshiyuki Tonomura - Shinsuke Minami - Yûko Kusunoki
AKA: Clickety-Clack, Clickety-Clack Dodes'ka-den, Dodesukaden
