Dodes'ka-den
1970 · 140 min · Director: Akira Kurosawa
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Dodes'ka-den (1970) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Melancholy20%
- Hope15%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Empathy | 33 % | 33 % | 17 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Empathy | 40 % | 38 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 48 % | 43 % | 32 % | 27 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Empathy | 49 % | 40 % | 34 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 45 % | 29 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 45 % | 31 % | 21 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 54 % | 50 % | 34 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Empathy | 56 % | 51 % | 38 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 53 % | 39 % | 34 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 64 % | 49 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 75 % | 61 % | 64 % | 60 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 69 % | 56 % | 50 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Empathy | 58 % | 48 % | 34 % | 42 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Humor | 56 % | 46 % | 32 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Empathy | 69 % | 63 % | 51 % | 48 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 78 % | 74 % | 66 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 75 % | 69 % | 63 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 123′ | Tension | 73 % | 65 % | 57 % | 63 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 130′ | Sadness | 75 % | 70 % | 63 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 137′ | Empathy | 78 % | 77 % | 68 % | 38 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Roku-Chan
Mr. Ikawa
Yoshie Kawaguchi
Tatsu Masuda
Otane Watanaka
Katsuko Watanaka
Okabe
Hei
Ochô
Details
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Shûgorô Yamamoto, Shinobu Hashimoto
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1970
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Country
- Japan
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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