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Ikiru (1952)

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

  • Drama

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.

Rating
8.3 / 10 (1,420 votes)
Release date
October 9, 1952
Runtime
2h 23m
Language
Japanese
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Takashi ShimuraKanji Watanabe
  • Haruo TanakaSakai
  • Nobuo KanekoMitsuo, son of Kanji
  • Bokuzen HidariOhara
  • Miki OdagiriToyo
  • Shinichi HimoriKimura
  • Minoru ChiakiNoguchi
  • Minosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk Saito
  • Kamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief Ono
  • Makoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
  • Nobuo NakamuraDeputy Mayor
  • Atsushi WatanabePatient

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