Ikiru


Ikiru

Overview:

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.

Votes 200 (8/10)

Runtime: 143 minutes

Release Date 1952-10-09

Revenue: $55,240.00

Tagline: One of the Great Films of Our Time!

Production company:

  • Toho Company

Production country:

  • Japan

Genres:

  • Drama

Trailer

Further Information

Kanji Watanabe
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Sakai
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Ohara
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Toyo
Miki Odagiri
Miki Odagiri
Kimura
Shin'ichi Himori
Shin'ichi Himori
Noguchi
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Subordinate Clerk Saito
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Makoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
Deputy Mayor
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Patient
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Intern
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Doctor
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Novelist
Yûnosuke Itô
Yûnosuke Itô
The Maid
Yoshie Minami
Yoshie Minami
Tatsu Watanabe
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Housewife
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Housewife
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Bar Hostess
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Housewife
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Kazue Watanabe
Kyôko Seki
Kyôko Seki
City Assemblyman
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe
Newspaperman
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
Yakuza Boss
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Yakuza
Daisuke Katô
Daisuke Katô
Yakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Newspaperman
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono
Hirayoshi Aono
Park Section Chief
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa
Worker in General Affairs
Akira Sera
Akira Sera
Policeman
Ichirô Chiba
Ichirô Chiba
Bar Owner
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Worker in Sewage Section
Yôyô Kojima
Yôyô Kojima
Pianist
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Dancer
Harue Kuramoto
Harue Kuramoto
Stripper
Rasa Saya
Rasa Saya
Hand-Washing Cancer Patient
Junpei Natsuki
Junpei Natsuki
Yakuza
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Music
Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka
Producer
Sôjirô Motoki
Sôjirô Motoki
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