the title be the sound that one of the character make a he drive his imaginary trolley across the garbage dump where the character live . the film be base on a series of story by shugoro yamamoto and tell the story of a group of people who effectively live in ramshackle home on the edge of the dump . it a mix of laughter and sadness . first color film make by akria kurasowa have be something i have want to see for a long time . weirdly it be often list a be only available in a shortened version from a three or four hour original due to an error in the run time in some promotional material . i be hold out for the full version and wait to see what kurasowa want u to see and only to find out on the recent release by criterion that the 140 minute version be the full version . finally sit down to see the film last night i be of mixed emotion about the film . first and foremost it visually link to every film that follow . you can see every other of kurasowals remain six film reflect in this movie and down to the paint sunset . it a striking film in it use of color and you can understand why it take him so long to a film stock he would he happy with ( of course there be failed project as well ) . the film be a visual work of art . ( though be warn if youre go to see this on your widescreen tv this be shot 1 . 33 so will appear in normal tv ratio . ) the rest of the film be a mixed bag . part of the problem be that the life of all of these people do not quite come together . a separate tale they all work well but a a filmic whole they do not hang a one . i do not blame kurasowa since one can not always hit thing out of the box and especially when some one like robert altman who specialize in multi character film of this sort occasionally bomb himself . this isn not to say that there aren not reason to see the film . a will all kurasowa film there be always reason to see his film and whether they work or not . the first trip of the trolley be one of the best thing kurasowa ever do and be worth the price of a rental . it one of the most magical moment in film history a the trolley be inspect and take out . the father and son living in the car be touch ( though ultimately very sad ) and there be other bit and piece that shine ( like the cast which be across the board great ) and one should at least try the film a something different from a man we usually associate with samurai film or crime drama . it an intriguing misfire from a master filmmaker which mean in this case mean it good than most other filmmaker success . between 6 and 7 a a whole and much high in piece .