Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru (1952)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1952-10-09 Japan 143 Min. PG-13
8.3 1202 votes
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.

Cast

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

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