Ikiru (1952)

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

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.

Key facts

Released:
1952-10-09
Runtime:
143 min
Genres:
Drama
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Top cast:
Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori
Original language:
JA
TMDB rating:
8.3/10 from 1,344 votes
Bynge Score:
8.3/10

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