Ikiru (1952)

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.

Directing:
  • Akira Kurosawa

Writing:
  • Shinobu Hashimoto
  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Hideo Oguni

Stars:
Release Date: 1952-10-09
themoviedb icon 8.3/10
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 143
  • Revenue: $55,240
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimu...
Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Sakai
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidar...
Ohara
Miki Odagiri
Miki Odagiri
Toyo
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yama...
Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fuji...
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamur...
Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watan...
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'a...
Bar Hostess
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Housewife
Kyôko Seki
Kyôko Seki
Kazue Watanabe
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe
City Assemblyman
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
Newspaperman
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguc...
Yakuza Boss
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Yakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayas...
Yakuza
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Muraka...
Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono
Hirayoshi Aon...
Newspaperman
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Og...
Park Section Chief
Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō Chiba
Policeman
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Bar Owner
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Toshiyuki Ich...
Pianist
Harue Kuramoto
Harue Kuramot...
Dancer
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Yakuza (uncredited)
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi Himo...
Kimura
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Baseball Spectator
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Keiichirô Kat...
Park Division Staff
Haruko Toyama
Haruko Toyama
Cabaret Woman
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hiros...
Yakuza (uncredited)
Shigeo Katô
Shigeo Katô
(uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda
City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakid...
Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizu...
Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko Aoyama
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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