Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru (1952)

A big story of a little man which will grip your soul ... 1952-10-09 Japan 143 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

志村喬 is Kanji Watanabe
Kanji Watanabe
金子信雄 is Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
左卜全 is Ohara
日守新一 is Kimura
千秋実 is Noguchi
Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada is Subordinate Clerk Saito
Subordinate Clerk Saito
藤原釜足 is Sub-Section Chief Ono
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori is Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
中村伸郎 is Deputy Mayor
Deputy Mayor
渡辺篤 is Patient
Patient