Ikiru (1952)
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
1952 · NR · 2h 23m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Music by: Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai
Editor: Akira Kurosawa
Rated 8.3/10 by 1373 viewers
Cast
Takashi Shimura as Kanji WatanabeHaruo Tanaka as SakaiNobuo Kaneko as Mitsuo, son of KanjiBokuzen Hidari as OharaMiki Odagiri as ToyoShinichi Himori as KimuraMinoru Chiaki as NoguchiMinosuke Yamada as Subordinate Clerk SaitoKamatari Fujiwara as Sub-Section Chief OnoMakoto Kobori as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's BrotherNobuo Nakamura as Deputy MayorAtsushi Watanabe as PatientMore like this
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