CinemaOSMovie · 1952 · 2h 23m · NR
Ikiru

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

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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.

Directed byAkira Kurosawa

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 23m
Language
JA
Released
October 9, 1952
Budget
$85,000
Revenue
$55,240
Studios
TOHO

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Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K]

Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Produced by
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki

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