Dodes'ka-den (1970)
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
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Cast & Crew.
Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-chan
Kin Sugai
Okuni
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami
Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui
Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto
Kunie Tanaka
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Yoshie Kawaguchi
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hisashi Igawa
Masuo Masuda
Hideko Okiyama
Tatsu Masuda
Hideo Oguni
Writer
Tatsuo Matsumura
Kyota Watanaka
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Shūgorō Yamamoto
Writer
Imari Tsuji
Otane Watanaka
Tomoko Yamazaki
Katsuko Watanaka
Yōichi Matsue
Producer
Masahiko Kametani
Okabe
Toru Takemitsu
Composer
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hei
Yasumichi Fukuzawa
Cinematographer
Tomoko Naraoka
Ochô
Takao Saitō
Cinematographer
Noboru Mitani
Beggar
Reiko Kaneko
Editor
Hiroyuki Kawase
Beggar's Son
Akemi Negishi
Good-Looking Housewife
Eimei Esumi
Detective
Minoru Takashima
Policeman
Kazuo Kato
Painter
Michiko Araki
Restaurant proprietress
Toki Shiozawa
Waitress
Masakazu Kuwayama
Western-style restaurant owner
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
Thief
Kayako Sono
Kichi's Wife
Yoshiko Maki
2nd Wife
Toshiko Sakurai
3rd Wife
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 31, 1970
Original Nameどですかでん
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Dodes'ka-den (Japanese: どですかでん, Hepburn: Dodesukaden, onomatopoeia term equivalent to "Clickety-clack") is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, and Shinsuke Minami. It is based on Shūgorō Yamamoto's 1962 novel A City Without Seasons and is about a group of homeless people living in poverty on the outskirts of Tokyo.
Dodes'ka-den was Kurosawa's first film in five years, his first without actor Toshiro Mifune since Ikiru in 1952, and his first without composer Masaru Sato since Seven Samurai in 1954. Filming began on April 23, 1970, and ended 28 days later. This was Kurosawa's first-ever color film and had a budget of only ¥100 million. In order to finance the film, Kurosawa mortgaged his house, but it failed at the box office, grossing less than its budget, leaving him with large debts and, at sixty-one years old, dim employment prospects. Kurosawa's disappointment culminated one year later on December 22, 1971, when he attempted suicide by slashing his wrists and neck with a razor.