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1970 | DIRECTED BY AKIRA KUROSAWA

Dodes'ka-den

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Movie Stats
Year
1970
Runtime
 140 minutes (2 hrs 20 mins)
Certificates

12

Not Rated

T

K-15

16
Select Cast
Yoshitaka Zushi
Kin Sugai
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Shinsuke Minami
Yuko Kusunoki
Junzaburo Ban
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First viewed:
24th Apr 2025
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
17th October 1974
51 years 2 months 25 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
21st January 1971
54 years 11 months 21 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
10th June 1971
54 years 7 months 1 days ago
Poland release date
 Poland
1st March 1972
53 years 10 months 10 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
10th April 1972
53 years 9 months 1 days ago
Hungary release date
 Hungary
4th May 1972
53 years 8 months 7 days ago
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Directed by
akira kurosawa Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Yoshitaka ZushiRoku-chan
Kin SugaiOkuni
Toshiyuki TonomuraTaro Sawagami
Shinsuke MinamiRyotaro Sawagami
Yuko KusunokiMisao Sawagami
Junzaburo BanYukichi Shima
Kiyoko TangeMrs. Shima
Michio HinoMr. Ikawa
Keiji FuruyamaMr. Matsui
Tappei ShimokawaMr. Nomoto
Kunie TanakaHatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko YoshimuraYoshie Kawaguchi
Hisashi IgawaMasuo Masuda
Hideko OkiyamaTatsu Masuda
Tatsuo MatsumuraKyota Watanaka
Imari TsujiOtane Watanaka
Tomoko YamazakiKatsuko Watanaka
Masahiko KametaniOkabe
Hiroshi AkutagawaHei
Tomoko NaraokaOcho
Noboru MitaniBeggar
Hiroyuki KawaseBeggar's Son
Akemi NegishiGood-Looking Housewife
Eimei EsumiDetective
Minoru TakashimaPoliceman
Kazuo KatoPainter
Michiko ArakiRestaurant proprietress
Toki ShiozawaWaitress
Masakazu KuwayamaWestern-style restaurant owner
Hiroshi KiyamaSushi Shop Proprietor
Koji MitsuiFoodstand owner
Jerry FujioKichi the Carpenter Bee
Masahiko TanimuraMr. So
Atsushi WatanabeMr. Tanba
Kamatari FujiwaraSuicidal Old Man
Sanji KojimaThief
Kayako SonoKichi's Wife
Yoshiko Maki2nd Wife
Toshiko Sakurai3rd Wife
Toriko Takahara5th Wife
Matsue Ono4th Wife
Reiko Niimura1st Wife
Akira Hitomi1st Man Calling Out
Shoji Ichimura3rd Man calling out
Shin Ibuki5th Man Calling Out
Masaya Nihei4th Man calling out
Takashi Ebata2nd Man calling out
Minoko KaizukaKumanbachi's second child
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1971-01-21
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
15599
Red Beard
15600
Dodes'ka-den
15601
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Genres
Drama
Drama
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  • United States United States
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • India India
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Israel Israel
  • Mexico Mexico
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Guyana Guyana
  • France France
News from around the web
Akira Kurosawa's Career Was Revived By This Classic '70s Movie  SlashFilm Sun, 2nd November 2025

The Duality of Power & Illusion in Kurosawa’s Kagemusha  Japan Nakama Tue, 25th February 2025

Dodes’ka-den  The Criterion Collection Mon, 8th January 1996

Review: Dodes’ka-den  Slant Magazine Tue, 17th March 2009

Dodes’ka-den movie review (1970)  Roger Ebert Wed, 1st January 1975

Akira Kurosawa’s Dodes’ka-den is the most beautiful movie in town this week  Chicago Reader Fri, 2nd February 2018

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