

Ikiru
生きる
19522ч 23мин
(1,336)
"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.
Director:Akira Kurosawa
Details
Basic Info
StatusReleased
Release DateOctober 9, 1952
Original Languageja
Revenue55 240 щ.д.
Statistics
Vote Count1,336
Popularity8
Languages
Japanese
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Crew
Writers
Akira Kurosawa
Shinobu Hashimoto
Hideo Oguni
Producers
Sōjirō Motoki
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Keywords
dying and deathjapanbureaucracyage differencepraiseofficenight lifesense of lifeplaygroundobsequiesswinglonelinessoffice politicsblack and whiteco-workers relationshipinfatuationwakepublic worksbureaucratthoughts of retirementterminal cancercity parkcivil servantmonotonous lifeaccomplishmentsoffice gossipdepressing
Cast

Takashi Shimura
Kanji Watanabe

Haruo Tanaka
Sakai

Nobuo Kaneko
Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Bokuzen Hidari
Ohara

Miki Odagiri
Toyo

Shinichi Himori
Kimura

Minoru Chiaki
Noguchi

Minosuke Yamada
Subordinate Clerk Saito

Kamatari Fujiwara
Sub-Section Chief Ono

Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

Nobuo Nakamura
Deputy Mayor

Atsushi Watanabe
Patient









