Dodesukaden

The lives of characters intersect throughout Dodes'ka-Den , but the real stories are told in single, expertly crafted screen pictures.....It Is Wonderful to Create , a short documentary on the making of Dodes'ka-Den , the upheaval in Kurosawa's professional life that led up to it.... ... Full Review

The DVD case booklet compliments the documentary nicely with some anecdotes as well.....Dodes'ka-den" is a sad and bleak portrait....He creates many beautiful images....regarded films, you've probably already been through a good portion of his oeuvre ("Rashomon" or "Ikiru" or "The Seven Samurai" or "Ran", etc) "Dodes'ka-den" was Kurosawa's first color film.... ... Full Review

I'll take this picture's brand of levelheaded optimism over Hollywood's sunniest slices of soulless cinema any day.....Dodes'ka-den is an often very slow and meandering work....though there's certainly no shortage of quirky characters to hold your attention..... ... Full Review

If you take the title of Akira Kurosawa 's first color film, Dodes'ka-den (1970), and translate it into English, what you get is "Clickety-Clack." In the movie it's the sound made by a mentally challenged adolescent (Yoshitaka Zuxhi) who clickety-clacks... ... Full Article

Published: March 5, 2009 Akira Kurosawa has a special place in my heart. The first assignment I was ever given at NYU film school was to go out and see his film, "Dreams". ... Full Article