

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.
Roku-Chan

Okuni

Taro Sawagami
Ryotaro Sawagami

Misao Sawagami

Yukichi Shima

Mrs. Shima

Mr. Ikawa

Mr. Matsui
Mr. Nomoto

Hatsutaro Kawaguchi

Yoshie Kawaguchi

Masuo Masuda

Tatsu Masuda

Kyota Watanaka

Otane Watanaka
Katsuko Watanaka
Okabe
Hei

Ochô

Beggar

Beggar's Son

Good-Looking Housewife

Detective

Policeman

Painter

Restaurant proprietress

Waitress

Western-style restaurant owner
Sushi Shop Proprietor
Foodstand owner

Kichi the Carpenter Bee

Mr. Sô

Mr. Tanba

Suicidal Old Man

Thief
Kichi's Wife

2nd Wife
3rd Wife
5th Wife
4th Wife
1st Wife
1st Man Calling Out
3rd Man Calling Out
5th Man Calling Out
4th Man Calling Out

2nd Man Calling Out
