Japan Synopsis
どですかでん
This 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 1969–1971 Japan Window
64 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dodes'ka-den sits at position #17.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dodes'ka-den. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dodes'ka-den premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,750 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #755 of 1,933 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Yonki-no-Kai Productions, TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1970 |
| IMDb | tt0065649 |