

Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Yoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan
Yoshitaka Zushi
Roku-Chan


Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Okuni
Kin Sugai
Okuni
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami
Toshiyuki Tonomura
Taro Sawagami


Shinsuke Minami
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami
Shinsuke Minami
Ryotaro Sawagami


Yūko Kusunoki
Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami
Yūko Kusunoki
Misao Sawagami


Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
Junzaburō Ban
Yukichi Shima
Kiyoko Tange
Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima
Kiyoko Tange
Mrs. Shima


Michio Hino
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
Michio Hino
Mr. Ikawa
Keiji Furuyama
Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui
Keiji Furuyama
Mr. Matsui


Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto
Tappei Shimokawa
Mr. Nomoto
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