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Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

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

Rating

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 2hr 23min

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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.

🎭 Top Cast

Cast member photo for takashi-shimura — Takashi Shimura
Kanji Watanabe

Cast member photo for haruo-tanaka — Haruo Tanaka
Sakai

Cast member photo for nobuo-kaneko — Nobuo Kaneko
Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Cast member photo for bokuzen-hidari — Bokuzen Hidari
Ohara

Cast member photo for miki-odagiri — Miki Odagiri
Toyo

Cast member photo for shinichi-himori — Shinichi Himori
Kimura

Cast member photo for minoru-chiaki — Minoru Chiaki
Noguchi

Cast member photo for minosuke-yamada — Minosuke Yamada
Subordinate Clerk Saito

Cast member photo for kamatari-fujiwara — Kamatari Fujiwara
Sub-Section Chief Ono

Cast member photo for makoto-kobori — Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

Cast member photo for nobuo-nakamura — Nobuo Nakamura
Deputy Mayor

Cast member photo for atsushi-watanabe — Atsushi Watanabe
Patient

Cast member photo for isao-kimura — Isao Kimura
Intern

Cast member photo for masao-shimizu — Masao Shimizu
Doctor

Cast member photo for ynosuke-it — Yūnosuke Itō
Novelist

Cast member photo for yoshie-minami — Yoshie Minami
The Maid

Cast member photo for kumeko-urabe — Kumeko Urabe
Tatsu Watanabe

Cast member photo for eiko-miyoshi — Eiko Miyoshi
Housewife

Cast member photo for noriko-honma — Noriko Honma
Housewife

Cast member photo for yatsuko-tanami — Yatsuko Tan'ami
Bar Hostess

Cast member photo for kin-sugai — Kin Sugai
Housewife

Cast member photo for kyko-seki — Kyôko Seki
Kazue Watanabe

Cast member photo for kusuo-abe — Kusuo Abe
City Assemblyman

Cast member photo for tomoo-nagai — Tomo'o Nagai
Newspaperman

Cast member photo for seiji-miyaguchi — Seiji Miyaguchi
Yakuza Boss

Cast member photo for daisuke-kat — Daisuke Katō
Yakuza

Cast member photo for hiroshi-hayashi — Hiroshi Hayashi
Yakuza

Cast member photo for fuyuki-murakami — Fuyuki Murakami
Newspaperman

Cast member photo for hirayoshi-aono — Hirayoshi Aono
Newspaperman

Cast member photo for toranosuke-ogawa — Toranosuke Ogawa
Park Section Chief

Cast member photo for akira-sera — Akira Sera
Worker in General Affairs

Cast member photo for ichir-chiba — Ichirō Chiba
Policeman

Cast member photo for akira-tani — Akira Tani
Bar Owner

Cast member photo for yy-kojima — Yōyō Kojima
Worker in Sewage Section

Cast member photo for toshiyuki-ichimura — Toshiyuki Ichimura
Pianist

Cast member photo for harue-kuramoto — Harue Kuramoto
Dancer

Cast member photo for rasa-saya — Rasa Saya
Stripper

Cast member photo for taiz-fukami — Taizō Fukami
Baseball Spectator

Cast member photo for tateo-kawasaki — Tateo Kawasaki
Civil Engineering Section Staff

Cast member photo for keiichir-katsumoto — Keiichirō Katsumoto
Park Division Staff

Cast member photo for haruko-toyama — Haruko Toyama
Cabaret Woman

Cast member photo for sachio-sakai — Sachio Sakai
Yakuza (uncredited)

Cast member photo for shichi-hirose — Shōichi Hirose
Yakuza (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kji-uno — Kôji Uno
Yakuza (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yaeko-izumo — Yaeko Izumo
Housewife (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jir-mitsuaki — Jirô Mitsuaki
City Hall Executive (uncredited)

Cast member photo for skichi-maki — Sôkichi Maki
General Manager (uncredited)

Cast member photo for haruo-suzuki — Haruo Suzuki
Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)

Cast member photo for takeo-nagashima — Takeo Nagashima
(uncredited)

Cast member photo for kazuo-imai — Kazuo Imai
(uncredited)

Cast member photo for shigeo-kat — Shigeo Katō
(uncredited)

Cast member photo for hiroshi-akitsu — Hiroshi Akitsu
Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ippei-kawagoe — Ippei Kawagoe
Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Cast member photo for mitsuo-tsuda — Mitsuo Tsuda
City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)

Cast member photo for keiji-sakakida — Keiji Sakakida
Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Cast member photo for takuz-kumagai — Takuzō Kumagai
Fire Department Staff (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tsuneo-katagiri — Tsuneo Katagiri
(uncredited)

Cast member photo for junpei-natsuki — Junpei Natsuki
Patient (uncredited)

Cast member photo for hiroshi-koizumi — Hiroshi Koizumi
Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

Cast member photo for junichir-mukai — Jun'ichirō Mukai
(uncredited)

Cast member photo for sjir-motoki — Sōjirō Motoki
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kyoko-aoyama — Kyoko Aoyama
Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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