Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
2026 · Animation · Action
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Film / 1970
Dodes'ka-den
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Yoshitaka ZushiRoku-Chan
Kin SugaiOkuni
Toshiyuki TonomuraTaro Sawagami
Shinsuke MinamiRyotaro Sawagami
Yūko KusunokiMisao Sawagami
Junzaburō BanYukichi Shima
Kiyoko TangeMrs. Shima
Michio HinoMr. Ikawa
Keiji FuruyamaMr. Matsui
Tappei ShimokawaMr. Nomoto
Kunie TanakaHatsutaro Kawaguchi
Jitsuko YoshimuraYoshie Kawaguchi
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Hisashi IgawaMasuo Masuda
Hideko OkiyamaTatsu Masuda
Tatsuo MatsumuraKyota Watanaka
Imari TsujiOtane Watanaka
Tomoko YamazakiKatsuko Watanaka
Masahiko KametaniOkabe
Hiroshi AkutagawaHei
Tomoko NaraokaOchô
Noboru MitaniBeggar
Hiroyuki KawaseBeggar's Son
Akemi NegishiGood-Looking Housewife
Eimei EsumiDetective
Minoru TakashimaPoliceman
Kazuo KatōPainter
Michiko ArakiRestaurant proprietress
Toki ShiozawaWaitress
Masakazu KuwayamaWestern-style restaurant owner
Hiroshi KiyamaSushi Shop Proprietor
Kōji MitsuiFoodstand owner
Jerry FujioKichi the Carpenter Bee
Masahiko TanimuraMr. Sô
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
Shōji Ichimura3rd Man Calling Out
Shin Ibuki5th Man Calling Out
Masaya Nihei4th Man Calling Out
Takashi Ebata2nd Man Calling Out
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