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Ikiru

Original title: 生きる

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

★ 8.3 TMDB Rating · 1.4K votes

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
Release date
Oct 9, 1952
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Ikiru

  • Portrait of Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

    Kanji Watanabe

  • Portrait of Haruo Tanaka

    Haruo Tanaka

    Sakai

  • Portrait of Nobuo Kaneko

    Nobuo Kaneko

    Mitsuo, son of Kanji

  • Portrait of Bokuzen Hidari

    Bokuzen Hidari

    Ohara

  • Portrait of Miki Odagiri

    Miki Odagiri

    Toyo

  • Portrait of Shinichi Himori

    Shinichi Himori

    Kimura

  • Portrait of Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru Chiaki

    Noguchi

  • Portrait of Minosuke Yamada

    Minosuke Yamada

    Subordinate Clerk Saito

  • Portrait of Kamatari Fujiwara

    Kamatari Fujiwara

    Sub-Section Chief Ono

  • Portrait of Makoto Kobori

    Makoto Kobori

    Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

  • Portrait of Nobuo Nakamura

    Nobuo Nakamura

    Deputy Mayor

  • Portrait of Atsushi Watanabe

    Atsushi Watanabe

    Patient

Where to Stream Ikiru by Country

United States
Streaming on Max, KanopyRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on BFI PlayerRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India
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Canada
Streaming on Criterion ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
Australia
Rent or buy on Apple TV Store

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