Japanese film titled Dodesukaden w/c literaly means Clickety-Clack in English was released earlier today, it’s an INTERNAL sourced from a R1 Criterion DVD. The movie is contains episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers who plot of escaping the shackles of poverty.

Quality: Quality is pretty good considering that the movie’s 40 years old, w/c is expected as the DVD source has much better quality than the earlier available interlaced and overly dark Hong-Kong disc, the audio & subtitles have also been improved. Sorry for the similar screenshots, the SAMPLE provided doesn’t have any other scenes.

Synopsis: By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa’s film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; the boy who imagines himself a trolley conductor—finds reasons to carry on. The unforgettable Dodes’ka-den was made at a tumultuous moment in Kurosawa’s life. And all of his hopes, fears, and artistic passion are on fervent display in this, his gloriously shot first color film.

Genre: Drama | Fantasy
Ratings: IMDB: 7.6/10.0 (1,575 votes) | RT: N/A
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami, Yûko Kusunoki

Release Name: Dodesukaden.1970.Criterion.INTERNAL.DVDRip.XviD-PARTiCLE
Video: XviD @ 164 Kbps – 592×448 (WxH) – AR: 1.32:1, FPS: 23.976
Audio: MP3 @ 83.2 Kbps (Variable) – 1 channel
Size: 1.39GB, 2CD
Runtime: 140 mins
Filename: d.part

Links: NFO, IMDB, RT, Official, Wikipedia, Trailer
Samples: Video Sample
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