Ikiru (1952)

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

Directed by Akira Kurosawa2h 23mDrama

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1952
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
9 October 1952
TMDB
8.3 (1397)
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Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Sakai
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Ohara
Miki Odagiri
Miki Odagiri
Toyo
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
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'ami
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 Miyaguchi
Yakuza Boss
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Yakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Yakuza
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono
Hirayoshi Aono
Newspaperman
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa
Park Section Chief
A
Akira Sera
Worker in General Affairs
I
Ichirō Chiba
Policeman
A
Akira Tani
Bar Owner
Y
Yōyō Kojima
Worker in Sewage Section
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Pianist
Harue Kuramoto
Harue Kuramoto
Dancer
R
Rasa Saya
Stripper
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Baseball Spectator
T
Tateo Kawasaki
Civil Engineering Section Staff
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Park Division Staff
H
Haruko Toyama
Cabaret Woman
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Yakuza (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
Yakuza (uncredited)
K
Kôji Uno
Yakuza (uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
Yaeko Izumo
Housewife (uncredited)
J
Jirô Mitsuaki
City Hall Executive (uncredited)
S
Sôkichi Maki
General Manager (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki
Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)
T
Takeo Nagashima
(uncredited)
K
Kazuo Imai
(uncredited)
Shigeo Katō
Shigeo Katō
(uncredited)
H
Hiroshi Akitsu
Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)
I
Ippei Kawagoe
Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)
M
Mitsuo Tsuda
City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakida
Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai
Fire Department Staff (uncredited)
T
Tsuneo Katagiri
(uncredited)
J
Junpei Natsuki
Patient (uncredited)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
J
Jun'ichirō Mukai
(uncredited)

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