Ikiru

Ikiru

A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...

1952 ja 143 minutes

Rating: 8.316

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kanji Watanabe

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Sakai

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Ohara

Miki Odagiri

Miki Odagiri

Toyo

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Kimura

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Noguchi

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Subordinate Clerk Saito

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Sub-Section Chief Ono

Makoto Kobori

Makoto Kobori

Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Deputy Mayor

Atsushi Watanabe

Atsushi Watanabe

Patient

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Intern

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Doctor

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Novelist

Yoshie Minami

Yoshie Minami

The Maid

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Tatsu Watanabe

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Housewife

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Housewife

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Bar Hostess

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Housewife

Kyôko Seki

Kyôko Seki

Kazue Watanabe

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

City Assemblyman

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Newspaperman

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Yakuza Boss

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Yakuza

Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Yakuza

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Newspaperman

Hirayoshi Aono

Hirayoshi Aono

Newspaperman

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Park Section Chief

Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Worker in General Affairs

Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Policeman

Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Bar Owner

Yōyō Kojima

Yōyō Kojima

Worker in Sewage Section

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Pianist

Harue Kuramoto

Harue Kuramoto

Dancer

Rasa Saya

Rasa Saya

Stripper

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Baseball Spectator

Tateo Kawasaki

Tateo Kawasaki

Civil Engineering Section Staff

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Park Division Staff

Haruko Toyama

Haruko Toyama

Cabaret Woman

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Yakuza (uncredited)

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Yakuza (uncredited)

Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Yakuza (uncredited)

Yaeko Izumo

Yaeko Izumo

Housewife (uncredited)

Jirô Mitsuaki

Jirô Mitsuaki

City Hall Executive (uncredited)

Sôkichi Maki

Sôkichi Maki

General Manager (uncredited)

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)

Takeo Nagashima

Takeo Nagashima

(uncredited)

Kazuo Imai

Kazuo Imai

(uncredited)

Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

(uncredited)

Hiroshi Akitsu

Hiroshi Akitsu

Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)

Ippei Kawagoe

Ippei Kawagoe

Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)

Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Fire Department Staff (uncredited)

Tsuneo Katagiri

Tsuneo Katagiri

(uncredited)

Junpei Natsuki

Junpei Natsuki

Patient (uncredited)

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

(uncredited)

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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