Dodesukaden (1970)

Dodesukaden 1970 / どですかでん 1970 / Dodes'ka-den

The film focuses on the lives of a variety of characters who happen to live in a rubbish dump. The first to be introduced is a mentally challenged boy who lives in a world of fantasy in which he is a tram conductor. He is both the tram and the tram driver and follows a set route and schedule through the dump; his dedication to the fantasy is fanatical. The film title refers to a Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound made by a tram or train while in motion ( ‟Do-desu-ka-den do-desu-ka-den do-desu-ka-den‟). The sound is made by the boy as he makes his daily faux-tram route through the dump. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the novel ‟Kisetsu no Nai Machi‟ (季節のない街) by Yamamoto Shugoro (山本 周五郎).