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9 June 1971 (USA)
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Episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers: Rokkuchan, a retarded boy who brings meaning...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yoshitaka Zushi | ... | Roku-chan | |
| Kin Sugai | ... | Okuni | |
| 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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140 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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The movie was made as the first feature of the Committee of the Four Knights, a group founded by four of Japan's greatest directors: Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi and Kon Ichikawa. According to a interview with Ichikawa, they wanted their first picture to be a hit. When this film told a story deemed too depressing and was subsequently a failure with audiences, the group disbanded and never made another film. The movie's failure also contributed to Kurosawa's suicide attempt one year later.
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Referenced in Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii! Kurosawa Akira: Shikisai wo te ni ireta Kurosawa Akira (2003) (V)
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This one tends to get slighted by a lot of critics and Kurosawa fans, but I thought it was wonderful. It's an episodic multi-character study of Tokyo's poorest, who live in a city literally made from garbage. Though it looks like an A-Bomb just hit, the film has a sort of serene beauty thanks to the glorious use of Technicolor. The title comes from the sound made by the insane young man who drives an imaginary trolley through the slum. All the characters were wonderful and all the stories engrossing, but perhaps the most tragic concerns the man and his young son who live in an abandoned car. When not searching for food, they spend their spare time using their imagination to build their dream house. An emotionally moving and beautiful film.