


On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
Release Date
October 31, 1970
Runtime
2h 20m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
146
Yonki-no-Kai Productions
