Ikiru

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

Original title: 生きる
Duration: 143 min
Release date: 1952-10-09
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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.

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Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
as Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
as Sakai
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
as Ohara
Miki Odagiri
Miki Odagiri
as Toyo
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
as Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
as Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
as Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
as Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
as Patient
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
as Intern
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
as Doctor
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
as Novelist
Yoshie Minami
Yoshie Minami
as The Maid
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
as Tatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
as Housewife
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
as Housewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Yatsuko Tan'ami
as Bar Hostess
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
as Housewife
Kyôko Seki
Kyôko Seki
as Kazue Watanabe
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe
as City Assemblyman
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
as Newspaperman
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Yakuza Boss
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
as Yakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
as Yakuza
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
as Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono
Hirayoshi Aono
as Newspaperman
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa
as Park Section Chief
Akira Sera
Akira Sera
as Worker in General Affairs
Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō Chiba
as Policeman
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
as Bar Owner
Yōyō Kojima
Yōyō Kojima
as Worker in Sewage Section
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Toshiyuki Ichimura
as Pianist
Harue Kuramoto
Harue Kuramoto
as Dancer
Rasa Saya
Rasa Saya
as Stripper
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
as Baseball Spectator
Tateo Kawasaki
Tateo Kawasaki
as Civil Engineering Section Staff
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Keiichirō Katsumoto
as Park Division Staff
Haruko Toyama
Haruko Toyama
as Cabaret Woman
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
as Yakuza (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
as Yakuza (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno
as Yakuza (uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
Yaeko Izumo
as Housewife (uncredited)
Jirô Mitsuaki
Jirô Mitsuaki
as City Hall Executive (uncredited)
Sôkichi Maki
Sôkichi Maki
as General Manager (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki
as Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)
Takeo Nagashima
Takeo Nagashima
as (uncredited)
Kazuo Imai
Kazuo Imai
as (uncredited)
Shigeo Katō
Shigeo Katō
as (uncredited)
Hiroshi Akitsu
Hiroshi Akitsu
as Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)
Ippei Kawagoe
Ippei Kawagoe
as Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo Tsuda
as City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakida
as Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai
as Fire Department Staff (uncredited)
Tsuneo Katagiri
Tsuneo Katagiri
as (uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki
Junpei Natsuki
as Patient (uncredited)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi
as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai
as (uncredited)
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko Aoyama
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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