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Movie

Ikiru

生きる

1952•2h 23m•8.3/10
  • Drama

“A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...”

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Top Cast

  • Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

    Kanji Watanabe

  • Haruo Tanaka

    Haruo Tanaka

    Sakai

  • Nobuo Kaneko

    Nobuo Kaneko

    Mitsuo, son of Kanji

  • Bokuzen Hidari

    Bokuzen Hidari

    Ohara

  • Miki Odagiri

    Miki Odagiri

    Toyo

  • Shinichi Himori

    Shinichi Himori

    Kimura

  • Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru Chiaki

    Noguchi

  • Minosuke Yamada

    Minosuke Yamada

    Subordinate Clerk Saito

Details

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Budget
$85,000
Revenue
$55,240
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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