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 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.

Title: Dodes'ka-den
Imdb rate: 7.4
Imdb votes: 6,196
Year: 1970
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa (screenplay), Hideo Oguni (screenplay), Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay), Shûgorô Yamamoto (novel)
Actors:
Yoshitaka Zushi
Kin Sugai
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Shinsuke Minami

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.