Ikiru (1952)
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
- Released
- Runtime 2h 23m
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Genres Drama
- Rating 8.3/10 (1,388 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Takashi Shimura
as Kanji Watanabe
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Haruo Tanaka
as Sakai
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Nobuo Kaneko
as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
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Bokuzen Hidari
as Ohara
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Miki Odagiri
as Toyo
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Shinichi Himori
as Kimura
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Minoru Chiaki
as Noguchi
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Minosuke Yamada
as Subordinate Clerk Saito
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Kamatari Fujiwara
as Sub-Section Chief Ono
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Makoto Kobori
as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
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Nobuo Nakamura
as Deputy Mayor
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Atsushi Watanabe
as Patient
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Isao Kimura
as Intern
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Masao Shimizu
as Doctor
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Yūnosuke Itō
as Novelist
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Yoshie Minami
as The Maid
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Kumeko Urabe
as Tatsu Watanabe
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Eiko Miyoshi
as Housewife
Crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
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Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
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Akira Kurosawa
Editor
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Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
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Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
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Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
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Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
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Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
