Ikiru

Ikiru

4.2 |

2h 23min

Released

Drama

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.

Ikiru

Story

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.

Directors

Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa,

Writers

Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni,

Tags

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

Casts

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Character-in: Kanji Watanabe

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Character-in: Sakai

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Character-in: Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Miki Odagiri

Miki Odagiri

Character-in: Toyo

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Character-in: Kimura

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Character-in: Noguchi

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Character-in: Subordinate Clerk Saito

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Character-in: Sub-Section Chief Ono

Makoto Kobori

Makoto Kobori

Character-in: Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Character-in: Deputy Mayor

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Character-in: Intern

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Character-in: Doctor

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Character-in: Novelist

Yoshie Minami

Yoshie Minami

Character-in: The Maid

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Character-in: Tatsu Watanabe

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Character-in: Housewife

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Character-in: Bar Hostess

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Character-in: Housewife

Kyôko Seki

Kyôko Seki

Character-in: Kazue Watanabe

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Character-in: City Assemblyman

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Character-in: Newspaperman

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Character-in: Yakuza

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Character-in: Newspaperman

Hirayoshi Aono

Hirayoshi Aono

Character-in: Newspaperman

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Character-in: Pianist

Harue Kuramoto

Harue Kuramoto

Character-in: Dancer

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Character-in: Baseball Spectator

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Character-in: Park Division Staff

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Character-in: Yakuza (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Character-in: Yakuza (uncredited)

Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

Character-in: (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Character-in: Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Character-in: Fire Department Staff (uncredited)

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Character-in: Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Character-in: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Character-in: Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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