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Movie poster for Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru

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

1952

2h 23m

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa

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.

Cast

20 people

Photo of Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe

Takashi Shimura

Kanji Watanabe

Photo of Haruo Tanaka as Sakai

Haruo Tanaka

Sakai

Photo of Nobuo Kaneko as Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Nobuo Kaneko

Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Photo of Bokuzen Hidari as Ohara

Bokuzen Hidari

Ohara

Photo of Miki Odagiri as Toyo

Miki Odagiri

Toyo

Photo of Shinichi Himori as Kimura

Shinichi Himori

Kimura

Photo of Minoru Chiaki as Noguchi

Minoru Chiaki

Noguchi

Photo of Minosuke Yamada as Subordinate Clerk Saito

Minosuke Yamada

Subordinate Clerk Saito

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