Dodes 'ka-den Movie Review 1970

In this departure from his samurai-genre films, Kurosawa depicts a throng of fringe-dwelling Tokyo slum inhabitants in a semi-surreal manner. Fascinating presentation and content.

Distribution

Available on VHS
Running time 140 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Homeless, Japan, Tokyo

Screenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Yoshitaka Zushi, Junzaburo Ban, Kiyoko Tange

Cinematography

Takao Saito, Yasumichi Fukuzawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Producer

Toho Films