Watch Ikiru (1952) Official Trailer
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
8.3 / 10 IMDb October 9, 1952 2h 23m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 23m
Release Date
October 9, 1952
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$85,000
Revenue
$55,240
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Producers
Cast
Takashi Shimura
as Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
as Sakai
Nobuo Kaneko
as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidari
as Ohara
Miki Odagiri
as Toyo
Shinichi Himori
as Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
as Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada
as Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
as Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
as Patient
Isao Kimura
as Intern
Masao Shimizu
as Doctor
Yūnosuke Itō
as Novelist
Yoshie Minami
as The Maid
Kumeko Urabe
as Tatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi
as Housewife
Noriko Honma
as Housewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami
as Bar Hostess
Production Companies
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