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9 June 1971 (USA) morePlot:
Episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers: Rokkuchan, a retarded boy who brings meaning... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins moreUser Comments:
Genius at work moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Yoshitaka Zushi | ... | Rokkuchan |
| Kin Sugai | ... | Okuni, Rokkuchan's Mother |
| Toshiyuki Tonomura | ... | Taro Sawagami |
| Shinsuke Minami | ... | Ryotaro Sawagami |
| Yûko Kusunoki | ... | Misao Sawagami |
| Junzaburo Ban | ... | Yukichi Shima |
| Kiyoko Tange | ... | Mrs. Shima |
| Michio Hino | ... | Mr. Ikawa |
| Keiji Furuyama | ... | Mr. Matsui |
| Tappei Shimokawa | ... | Mr. Nomoto |
| Kunie Tanaka | ... | Hatsutaro Kawaguchi |
| Jitsuko Yoshimura | ... | Yoshie Kawaguchi |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Masuo Masuda |
| Hideko Okiyama | ... | Tatsu Masuda |
| Tatsuo Matsumura | ... | Kyota Watanaka |
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Also Known As:
Clickety-Clack (literal English title)Dô desu ka den (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
Dodes'ka-den (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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The artist chased off the trolley tracks by Rokkuchan is played by Akira Kurosawa himself (uncredited). moreFAQ
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Another demonstration of Kurosawa's genius, his first colour film is a darkly surreal look into the tragic lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, essentially a series of interweaving vignettes depicting several groups of people eking out a perilous existence in a harsh and uncaring post-war shanty town. Swinging from comedy to tragedy and back, this film shows how people deal with the worst kind of life each in their own way, mostly retreating into themselves and living in the fantasy worlds of their own heads, withdrawing emotionally from those around them or drowning themselves in alcohol. Mixing kitchen-sink realism with Kabuki-esque theatrics, Kurosawa toys expertly with the emotions of his audience, drawing tears and laughter with equal deftness. A wonderful, draining experience.