Ikiru (1952)
Original title: 生きる
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul ...
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.
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Takashi ShimuraKanji Watanabe
Haruo TanakaSakai
Nobuo KanekoMitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen HidariOhara
Miki OdagiriToyo
Shinichi HimoriKimura
Minoru ChiakiNoguchi
Minosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo NakamuraDeputy Mayor
Atsushi WatanabePatientKeywords
BarJapanLonelinessAge differenceSwingOfficeInfatuationNight lifeSense of lifePlaygroundBureaucracyObsequiesBureaucrat
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBar · Japan · LonelinessDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference90737Actor preference171055 · 244622 · 244623
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What is Ikiru about?
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.
How long is Ikiru?
Ikiru has a runtime of 143 minutes.
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