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Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)★ 8.4/10

Not Rated · JP · 143 min · October 9, 1952

  • Drama

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa

Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni

Faced with terminal cancer, lifelong bureaucrat Kanji Watanabe abandons his monotonous existence to find purpose in his final days.

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Akira KurosawaShinobu HashimotoHideo Oguni

Cast & crew

Takashi ShimuraKanji WatanabeNobuo KanekoMitsuo Watanabe, Kanji's sonShin'ichi HimoriKimuraHaruo TanakaSakaiMinoru ChiakiNoguchiMiki OdagiriToyo Odagiri, employeeBokuzen HidariOharaMinosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk SaitoKamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief OnoMakoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's BrotherNobuo NakamuraDeputy MayorAtsushi WatanabePatientIsao KimuraInternMasao ShimizuDoctorYûnosuke ItôNovelistKumeko UrabeTatsu Watanabe, Kiichi's WifeEiko MiyoshiHousewifeNoriko HonmaHousewifeYatsuko Tan'amiBar HostessKin SugaiHousewifeYoshie MinamiThe MaidKyōko SekiKazue Watanabe, Mitsuo's wifeKusuo AbeCity AssemblymanTomo'o NagaiNewspapermanSeiji MiyaguchiYakuza BossDaisuke KatôYakuzaHiroshi HayashiSecond YakuzaFuyuki MurakamiNewspapermanHirayoshi AonoNewspapermanToranosuke OgawaPark Section ChiefTaizō FukamiMan at Baseball FieldKatao KawasakiWorker in Civil EngineeringKeiichirô KatsumotoWorker in Park SectionFujio NagahamaWorker in Sewage SectionAkira SeraWorker in General AffairsIchirô ChibaPolicemanAkira TaniBar OwnerYōyō KojimaWorker in Sewage SectionHaruko ToyamaWoman at CabaretMie AsôWoman at CabaretToshiyuki IchimuraPianistHarue KuramotoDancerRasa SayaStripperHiroshi AkitsuInsect Epidemic Village Office Staff MemberuncreditedShigeo KatôGovernment bureaucratuncreditedJunpei NatsukiHand-Washing Cancer PatientuncreditedSachio SakaiYakuzauncredited