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Ikiru

(1952)

Drama

.

2hrs 23m

Overview

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.

Score

83

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Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K]

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Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe

Takashi Shimura

** Kanji Watanabe

Haruo Tanaka as Sakai

Haruo Tanaka

** Sakai

Nobuo Kaneko as Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Nobuo Kaneko

** Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Bokuzen Hidari as Ohara

Bokuzen Hidari

** Ohara

Miki Odagiri as Toyo

Miki Odagiri

** Toyo

Shinichi Himori as Kimura

Shinichi Himori

** Kimura

Minoru Chiaki as Noguchi

Minoru Chiaki

** Noguchi

Minosuke Yamada as Subordinate Clerk Saito

Minosuke Yamada

** Subordinate Clerk Saito

Kamatari Fujiwara as Sub-Section Chief Ono

Kamatari Fujiwara

** Sub-Section Chief Ono

Makoto Kobori as Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

Makoto Kobori

** Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

Nobuo Nakamura as Deputy Mayor

Nobuo Nakamura

** Deputy Mayor

Atsushi Watanabe as Patient

Atsushi Watanabe

** Patient

Isao Kimura as Intern

Isao Kimura

** Intern

Masao Shimizu as Doctor

Masao Shimizu

** Doctor

Yūnosuke Itō as Novelist

Yūnosuke Itō

** Novelist

Yoshie Minami as The Maid

Yoshie Minami

** The Maid

Kumeko Urabe as Tatsu Watanabe

Kumeko Urabe

** Tatsu Watanabe

Eiko Miyoshi as Housewife

Eiko Miyoshi

** Housewife

Noriko Honma as Housewife

Noriko Honma

** Housewife

Yatsuko Tan'ami as Bar Hostess

Yatsuko Tan'ami

** Bar Hostess

Kin Sugai as Housewife

Kin Sugai

** Housewife

Kyôko Seki as Kazue Watanabe

Kyôko Seki

** Kazue Watanabe

Kusuo Abe as City Assemblyman

Kusuo Abe

** City Assemblyman

Tomo'o Nagai as Newspaperman

Tomo'o Nagai

** Newspaperman

Seiji Miyaguchi as Yakuza Boss

Seiji Miyaguchi

** Yakuza Boss

Daisuke Katō as Yakuza

Daisuke Katō

** Yakuza

Hiroshi Hayashi as Yakuza

Hiroshi Hayashi

** Yakuza

Fuyuki Murakami as Newspaperman

Fuyuki Murakami

** Newspaperman

Hirayoshi Aono as Newspaperman

Hirayoshi Aono

** Newspaperman

Toranosuke Ogawa as Park Section Chief

Toranosuke Ogawa

** Park Section Chief

Akira Sera as Worker in General Affairs

Akira Sera

** Worker in General Affairs

Ichirō Chiba as Policeman

Ichirō Chiba

** Policeman

Akira Tani as Bar Owner

Akira Tani

** Bar Owner

Yōyō Kojima as Worker in Sewage Section

Yōyō Kojima

** Worker in Sewage Section

Toshiyuki Ichimura as Pianist

Toshiyuki Ichimura

** Pianist

Harue Kuramoto as Dancer

Harue Kuramoto

** Dancer

Rasa Saya as Stripper

Rasa Saya

** Stripper

Taizō Fukami as Baseball Spectator

Taizō Fukami

** Baseball Spectator

Tateo Kawasaki as Civil Engineering Section Staff

Tateo Kawasaki

** Civil Engineering Section Staff

Keiichirō Katsumoto as Park Division Staff

Keiichirō Katsumoto

** Park Division Staff

Haruko Toyama as Cabaret Woman

Haruko Toyama

** Cabaret Woman

Sachio Sakai as Yakuza (uncredited)

Sachio Sakai

** Yakuza (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose as Yakuza (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

** Yakuza (uncredited)

Kôji Uno as Yakuza (uncredited)

Kôji Uno

** Yakuza (uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo as Housewife (uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo

** Housewife (uncredited)

Jirô Mitsuaki as City Hall Executive (uncredited)

Jirô Mitsuaki

** City Hall Executive (uncredited)

Sôkichi Maki as General Manager (uncredited)

Sôkichi Maki

** General Manager (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki as Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

** Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)

Takeo Nagashima as (uncredited)

Takeo Nagashima

** (uncredited)

Kazuo Imai as (uncredited)

Kazuo Imai

** (uncredited)

Shigeo Katō as (uncredited)

Shigeo Katō

** (uncredited)

Hiroshi Akitsu as Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)

Hiroshi Akitsu

** Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)

Ippei Kawagoe as Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Ippei Kawagoe

** Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Mitsuo Tsuda as City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)

Mitsuo Tsuda

** City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida as Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

** Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai as Fire Department Staff (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

** Fire Department Staff (uncredited)

Tsuneo Katagiri as (uncredited)

Tsuneo Katagiri

** (uncredited)

Junpei Natsuki as Patient (uncredited)

Junpei Natsuki

** Patient (uncredited)

Hiroshi Koizumi as Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

Hiroshi Koizumi

** Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

Jun'ichirō Mukai as (uncredited)

Jun'ichirō Mukai

** (uncredited)

Sōjirō Motoki as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Sōjirō Motoki

** Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Kyoko Aoyama as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Kyoko Aoyama

** Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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