---
title: 'Dodes''ka-den (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1970-10-31'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dodeska-den-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065649/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dodes'ka-den (1970)

1970 · 140 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: どですかでん

## Synopsis

Dodes'ka-den  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 and poverty-stricken people living on the outskirts of Tokyo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa), [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinobu-hashimoto), [Hideo Oguni](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-oguni)
- **Producer:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tōru Takemitsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/toru-takemitsu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Takao Saito](https://cinepixo.com/people/takao-saito)

## Cast

- [Kamatari Fujiwara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamatari-fujiwara)
- [Tatsuo Matsumura](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuo-matsumura)
- [Kunie Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunie-tanaka)
- [Hisashi Igawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisashi-igawa)
- [Tomoko Naraoka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoko-naraoka)
- [Kin Sugai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kin-sugai)
- [Jitsuko Yoshimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jitsuko-yoshimura)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dodeska-den-1970
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