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Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraKanji Watanabe
  • Haruo TanakaHaruo TanakaSakai
  • Nobuo KanekoNobuo KanekoMitsuo, son of Kanji
  • Bokuzen HidariBokuzen HidariOhara
  • Miki OdagiriMiki OdagiriToyo
  • Shinichi HimoriShinichi HimoriKimura
  • Minoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiNoguchi
  • Minosuke YamadaMinosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk Saito
  • Kamatari FujiwaraKamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief Ono
  • Makoto KoboriMakoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
  • Nobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraDeputy Mayor
  • Atsushi WatanabeAtsushi WatanabePatient
  • Isao KimuraIsao KimuraIntern
  • Masao ShimizuMasao ShimizuDoctor
  • Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke ItōNovelist
  • Yoshie MinamiYoshie MinamiThe Maid
  • Kumeko UrabeKumeko UrabeTatsu Watanabe
  • Eiko MiyoshiEiko MiyoshiHousewife
  • Noriko HonmaNoriko HonmaHousewife
  • Yatsuko Tan'amiYatsuko Tan'amiBar Hostess

Trailer

Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K] — watch on YouTube

Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K] · YouTube