#465: KUROSAWA, Akira: Dodes'ka-den (1970)
KUROSAWA, Akira (Japan)
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
#221: Ikiru (1952)
#2: Seven Samurai (1954)
Eclipse Series 7: I Live In Fear (1955)
The Film
Dodes'ka-den [1970]
Spine #465
DVD
DVD
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 as 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.
140 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in Japanese
in Japanese
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2009
Director/Writers
Based on the book by Shûgorô Yamamoto.
Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, and Shinobu Hashimoto.
Kurosawa was 60 when he directed Dodes'ka-den.
Other Kurosawa films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Eclipse Series 7: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
#221: Ikiru (1952)
#2: Seven Samurai (1954)
Eclipse Series 7: I Live In Fear (1955)
#53: Sanjuro (1962)
#24: High And Low (1963)
#159: Red Beard (1965)
#267: Kagemusha (1980)
#316: Ran (1985)
#24: High And Low (1963)
#159: Red Beard (1965)
#267: Kagemusha (1980)
#316: Ran (1985)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Twenty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince and a new interview with Teruyo Nogami.
Commentary
None.
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Twenty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince and a new interview with Teruyo Nogami.
Commentary
None.
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
A 36-minute documentary, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series, about the making of Dodes’ka-den, including interviews with director Kurosawa, script supervisor Nogami, actor Zushi, and other members of the cast and crew.
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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