Ikiru (1952)

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

★ 8.3 2h 23m 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

Cast

Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki, Minosuke Yamada

Country

Japan

Released

October 9, 1952