Dodes'ka-den
Akira Kurosawa / JP, 1970 / 140 min.
Kurosawa’s gloriously filmed, first colour production follows the daily lives of people who can hardly make ends meet in a slum on the edge of Tokyo. However desperate their circumstances are, they all find a reason to keep on keeping on.
Dodes'ka-den follows a group of people who live near a garbage dump: a father and son who live in an abandoned car, an old, poor yet largely happy artist, bickering couples, a young woman who is abused by her uncle and a boy who fantasises about being a tram driver. The film’s title Dodes'ka-den refers to the sound the boy uses to imitate his imaginary tram.
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Production year
1970
Country
JP
Original title
Dodesukaden
Length
140 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Akira Kurosawa
After an absence of more than 30 years, Eye is bringing the films of one of Japan’s greatest filmmakers, Akira Kurosawa, to the big screen again, some in digitally restored versions. In his films, Kurosawa blends Japanese history and culture with literary and cinematic influences from the West.
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