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MOVIE

Ikiru

1952 · 143 min · Drama

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.

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Creators

Akira Kurosawa — Director

Top cast

Takashi Shimura portraitTakashi ShimuraKanji WatanabeHaruo Tanaka portraitHaruo TanakaSakaiNobuo Kaneko portraitNobuo KanekoMitsuo, son of KanjiBokuzen Hidari portraitBokuzen HidariOharaMiki Odagiri portraitMiki OdagiriToyoShinichi Himori portraitShinichi HimoriKimuraMinoru Chiaki portraitMinoru ChiakiNoguchiMinosuke Yamada portraitMinosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk SaitoKamatari Fujiwara portraitKamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief OnoMakoto Kobori portraitMakoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

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