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Ikiru

1952 � 8.5/10

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.

Release Date
10/9/1952
Runtime
2 hours and 23 minutes
Director
Akira Kurosawa

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
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Patient
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Intern
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Doctor
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Novelist
Yoshie Minami
Yoshie Minami
The Maid
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Tatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Housewife
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Housewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Bar Hostess

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