Quick facts
- Released
- October 9, 1952
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rating
- NR
- Budget
- $85,000
- Box office
- $55,240
- IMDb
- tt0044741
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Studio
- TOHO
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
Isao Kimura
Intern
Masao Shimizu
Doctor
Yūnosuke Itō
Novelist
Yoshie Minami
The Maid
Kumeko Urabe
Tatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi
Housewife
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Ikiru 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.
- Who directed Ikiru?
- Ikiru was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
- Who stars in Ikiru?
- Ikiru stars Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari.
- When was Ikiru released?
- Ikiru is a 1952 drama film.
- Where can I watch Ikiru?
- You can watch Ikiru with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.