Takashi Shimura is "Watanabe", an elderly civil service lifer who is told that he has t...
Ikiru
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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Ikiru
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 9, 1952
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Drama
User Score
83%
Original Title
生きる
Production Companies
TOHO
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Revenue
$55,240
Description
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.