Movies Confirmed 8.3

Ikiru

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

October 9, 1952 2h 23m Akira Kurosawa

Drama

8.3

1,408 votes

2h 23m

Runtime

Popularity

Released 27039 days ago — October 9, 1952

About

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

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

Trailer

Release Date

October 9, 1952

Status

Confirmed

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Platform / Region

Cinema

Production

TOHO

Budget

$85.0K

Revenue

$55.2K

Language

Japanese

Original Title

生きる

Details

Age Rating: NR
TMDB Status: Released
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Producers: Sōjirō Motoki
Composer: Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai
Countries: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese

Release Dates by Region

United States · Limited: March 25, 1956
United States · Digital: October 27, 2015

Where to Watch

United States: Stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max | Rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home | Buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Data by TMDB / JustWatch.

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