Dodes'ka-den (どですかでん) 53 years old

Dodes'ka-den

This 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.

Credits

Dodes'ka-den Cast

Name Character
Koji Mitsui was 2, 5 years old when died as Foodstand owner
Hisashi Igawa He was 33, now 87 years old as Masuo Masuda
Kunie Tanaka He was 37, now 91 years old as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Junzaburo Ban He was 60, 71 years old when he died as Yukichi Shima
Kamatari Fujiwara He was 65, 80 years old when he died as Suicidal Old Man
Tomoko Naraoka She was 40, now 94 years old as Ochô
Masakazu Kuwayama He was 48, 61 years old when he died as Western-style restaurant owner
Keiji Furuyama as Mr. Matsui
Toshiyuki Tonomura as Taro Sawagami
Hideko Okiyama She was 24, 65 years old when she died as Tatsu Masuda
Yûko Kusunoki She was 37, now 91 years old as Misao Sawagami
Kiyoko Tange She was 50, 78 years old when she died as Mrs. Shima
Atsushi Watanabe He was 72, 78 years old when he died as Mr. Tanba
Akemi Negishi She was 36, 73 years old when she died as Good-Looking Housewife
Tappei Shimokawa He was 41, 75 years old when he died as Mr. Nomoto
Hiroshi Kiyama as Sushi Shop Proprietor
Jitsuko Yoshimura She was 27, now 81 years old as Yoshie Kawaguchi
Takashi Ebata He was 41, now 95 years old as 2nd Man Calling Out
Hiroyuki Kawase He was 40, now 93 years old as Beggar's Son
Masahiko Tanimura He was 43, 73 years old when he died as Mr. Sô
Kin Sugai She was 44, 92 years old when she died as Okuni
Tatsuo Matsumura He was 55, 90 years old when he died as Kyota Watanaka
Eimei Esumi He was 34, 68 years old when he died as Detective
Michio Hino as Mr. Ikawa
Shinsuke Minami He was 40, 52 years old when he died as Ryotaro Sawagami
Michiko Araki She was 53, 72 years old when she died as Restaurant proprietress
Kazuo Katô as Painter
Hiroshi Akutagawa He was 50, 61 years old when he died as Hei
Tomoko Yamazaki She was 38, 86 years old when she died as Katsuko Watanaka
Minoru Takashima as Policeman
Noboru Mitani He was 38, now 92 years old as Beggar
Reiko Niimura She was 42, 83 years old when she died as 1st Wife
Yoshitaka Zushi He was 15, now 69 years old as Roku-Chan
Jerry Fujio as Kichi the Carpenter Bee
Imari Tsuji She was 49, now 103 years old as Otane Watanaka

Dodes'ka-den Crew

Name Department
Hideo Oguni as Screenplay. He was 66 (91) years old when He died Writing
Shūgorō Yamamoto as Novel. He was 67 (63) years old when He died Writing
Toru Takemitsu as Music. He was 39 (65) years old when He died Sound
Shinobu Hashimoto as Screenplay. He was 52 (100) years old when He died Writing
Yôichi Matsue as Producer. Production
Takao Saito as Director of Photography. He was 33 (78) years old when He died Camera
Kon Ichikawa as Executive Producer. He was 54 (92) years old when He died Production
Keisuke Kinoshita as Executive Producer. He was 57 (86) years old when He died Production
Dodes'ka-den poster
Dodes'ka-den (53 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 01, 1970
  • Runtime: 140 minutes