Dodes 'Ka-Den (1970) On DVD

Actor:           Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami, Yûko Kusunoki
Director:      Akira Kurosawa
Genre:          Foreign Video - Japanese
Year:            1970
Studio:         Criterion Collection
Length:        144
Released:    March 17, 2009
Rating:          Unrated (Video)
Format:         DVD
Misc:             Color
Language:    Japanese
Subtitles  :    English 

DESCRIPTION:

By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa s Dodes'ka-den 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. Kurosawa's unforgettable film was made at a tumultuous moment in his life. And all of his hopes, fears, and artistic passion are on fervent display in this, his gloriously shot first color film.