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Ikiru (1952)

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

  • Oct 9, 1952
  • 2h 23m
  • NR

8.3/10

TMDB user score
1,420 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Ikiru is a 1952 drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Its leading cast includes Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka and Nobuo Kaneko. It runs for 2 hours 23 minutes. Its original language is Japanese.

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours 23 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
Japanese (subtitles or a dub may be needed)
Audience signal
8.3/10 from 1,420 TMDB votes

Trailer

Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K] · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Takashi Shimura Kanji Watanabe
  • Haruo Tanaka Sakai
  • Nobuo Kaneko Mitsuo, son of Kanji
  • Bokuzen Hidari Ohara
  • Miki Odagiri Toyo
  • Shinichi Himori Kimura
  • Minoru Chiaki Noguchi
  • Minosuke Yamada Subordinate Clerk Saito
  • Kamatari Fujiwara Sub-Section Chief Ono
  • Makoto Kobori Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
  • Nobuo Nakamura Deputy Mayor
  • Atsushi Watanabe Patient
  • Isao Kimura Intern
  • Masao Shimizu Doctor
  • Yūnosuke Itō Novelist
  • Yoshie Minami The Maid
  • Kumeko Urabe Tatsu Watanabe
  • Eiko Miyoshi Housewife

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