Ikiru
Ikiru
Drama

Ikiru

143 minutes
10/09/1952
8.3

Overview

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
Takashi ShimuraKanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo TanakaSakai
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo KanekoMitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen HidariOhara
Miki Odagiri
Miki OdagiriToyo
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi HimoriKimura
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru ChiakiNoguchi
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Makoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo NakamuraDeputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi WatanabePatient
Isao Kimura
Isao KimuraIntern
Masao Shimizu
Masao ShimizuDoctor
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke ItōNovelist
Yoshie Minami
Yoshie MinamiThe Maid
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko UrabeTatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko MiyoshiHousewife
Noriko Honma
Noriko HonmaHousewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Yatsuko Tan'amiBar Hostess
Kin Sugai
Kin SugaiHousewife
Kyôko Seki
Kyôko SekiKazue Watanabe
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo AbeCity Assemblyman
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o NagaiNewspaperman
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji MiyaguchiYakuza Boss
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke KatōYakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi HayashiYakuza
Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki MurakamiNewspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono
Hirayoshi AonoNewspaperman
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke OgawaPark Section Chief
Akira Sera
Akira SeraWorker in General Affairs
Ichirō Chiba
Ichirō ChibaPoliceman
Akira Tani
Akira TaniBar Owner
Yōyō Kojima
Yōyō KojimaWorker in Sewage Section
Toshiyuki Ichimura
Toshiyuki IchimuraPianist
Harue Kuramoto
Harue KuramotoDancer
Rasa Saya
Rasa SayaStripper
Taizō Fukami
Taizō FukamiBaseball Spectator
Tateo Kawasaki
Tateo KawasakiCivil Engineering Section Staff
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Keiichirō KatsumotoPark Division Staff
Haruko Toyama
Haruko ToyamaCabaret Woman
Sachio Sakai
Sachio SakaiYakuza (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi HiroseYakuza (uncredited)
Kôji Uno
Kôji UnoYakuza (uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo
Yaeko IzumoHousewife (uncredited)
Jirô Mitsuaki
Jirô MitsuakiCity Hall Executive (uncredited)
Sôkichi Maki
Sôkichi MakiGeneral Manager (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki
Haruo SuzukiSanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)
Takeo Nagashima
Takeo Nagashima(uncredited)
Kazuo Imai
Kazuo Imai(uncredited)
Shigeo Katō
Shigeo Katō(uncredited)
Hiroshi Akitsu
Hiroshi AkitsuInfectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)
Ippei Kawagoe
Ippei KawagoeRoad Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda
Mitsuo TsudaCity Planning Receptionist (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
Keiji SakakidaLand Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō KumagaiFire Department Staff (uncredited)
Tsuneo Katagiri
Tsuneo Katagiri(uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki
Junpei NatsukiPatient (uncredited)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi KoizumiJazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai(uncredited)
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō MotokiNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko AoyamaSchoolgirl (uncredited)