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Ikiru

Ikiru

# A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1952-10-09
⌚ Running Time: 143 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.308

Beloved Cast

Takashi Shimura original image
Kanji Watanabe
Takashi Shimura
Haruo Tanaka original image
Sakai
Haruo Tanaka
Nobuo Kaneko original image
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Nobuo Kaneko
Bokuzen Hidari original image
Ohara
Bokuzen Hidari
Miki Odagiri original image
Toyo
Miki Odagiri
Shinichi Himori original image
Kimura
Shinichi Himori
Minoru Chiaki original image
Noguchi
Minoru Chiaki
Minosuke Yamada original image
Subordinate Clerk Saito
Minosuke Yamada
Kamatari Fujiwara original image
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Kamatari Fujiwara
Makoto Kobori original image
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Makoto Kobori
Nobuo Nakamura original image
Deputy Mayor
Nobuo Nakamura
Atsushi Watanabe original image
Patient
Atsushi Watanabe
Isao Kimura original image
Intern
Isao Kimura
Masao Shimizu original image
Doctor
Masao Shimizu
Yūnosuke Itō original image
Novelist
Yūnosuke Itō
Yoshie Minami original image
The Maid
Yoshie Minami
Kumeko Urabe original image
Tatsu Watanabe
Kumeko Urabe
Eiko Miyoshi original image
Housewife
Eiko Miyoshi
Noriko Honma original image
Housewife
Noriko Honma
Yatsuko Tan'ami original image
Bar Hostess
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Kin Sugai original image
Housewife
Kin Sugai
Kyôko Seki original image
Kazue Watanabe
Kyôko Seki
Kusuo Abe original image
City Assemblyman
Kusuo Abe
Tomo'o Nagai original image
Newspaperman
Tomo'o Nagai
Seiji Miyaguchi original image
Yakuza Boss
Seiji Miyaguchi
Daisuke Katō original image
Yakuza
Daisuke Katō
Hiroshi Hayashi original image
Yakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi
Fuyuki Murakami original image
Newspaperman
Fuyuki Murakami
Hirayoshi Aono original image
Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono
Toranosuke Ogawa original image
Park Section Chief
Toranosuke Ogawa
Akira Sera original image
Worker in General Affairs
Akira Sera
Ichirō Chiba original image
Policeman
Ichirō Chiba
Akira Tani original image
Bar Owner
Akira Tani
Yōyō Kojima original image
Worker in Sewage Section
Yōyō Kojima
Toshiyuki Ichimura original image
Pianist
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Harue Kuramoto original image
Dancer
Harue Kuramoto
Rasa Saya original image
Stripper
Rasa Saya
Taizō Fukami original image
Baseball Spectator
Taizō Fukami
Tateo Kawasaki original image
Civil Engineering Section Staff
Tateo Kawasaki
Keiichirô Katsumoto original image
Park Division Staff
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Haruko Toyama original image
Cabaret Woman
Haruko Toyama
Sachio Sakai original image
Yakuza (uncredited)
Sachio Sakai
Shōichi Hirose original image
Yakuza (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Kôji Uno original image
Yakuza (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Yaeko Izumo original image
Housewife (uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
Jirô Mitsuaki original image
City Hall Executive (uncredited)
Jirô Mitsuaki
Sôkichi Maki original image
General Manager (uncredited)
Sôkichi Maki
Haruo Suzuki original image
Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Takeo Nagashima original image
(uncredited)
Takeo Nagashima
Kazuo Imai original image
(uncredited)
Kazuo Imai
Shigeo Katô original image
(uncredited)
Shigeo Katô
Hiroshi Akitsu original image
Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)
Hiroshi Akitsu
Ippei Kawagoe original image
Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Ippei Kawagoe
Mitsuo Tsuda original image
City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda
Keiji Sakakida original image
Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
Takuzō Kumagai original image
Fire Department Staff (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Tsuneo Katagiri original image
(uncredited)
Tsuneo Katagiri
Junpei Natsuki original image
Patient (uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki
Hiroshi Koizumi original image
Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Jun'ichirō Mukai original image
(uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Sōjirō Motoki original image
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sōjirō Motoki
Kyoko Aoyama original image
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Kyoko Aoyama

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