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Ikiru (1952)

Movie143minsRated PG

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About Ikiru

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.

Year
1952
Genres
Drama
Runtime
143mins
Rated
PG
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Top cast
Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori

Ikiru release dates in Australia

Australian cinema release
DVD and Blu-ray in Australia

Release dates: TMDB.

Cast and crew of Ikiru

  • Takashi Shimuraas Kanji Watanabe
  • Haruo Tanakaas Sakai
  • Nobuo Kanekoas Mitsuo, son of Kanji
  • Bokuzen Hidarias Ohara
  • Miki Odagirias Toyo
  • Shinichi Himorias Kimura
  • Minoru Chiakias Noguchi
  • Minosuke Yamadaas Subordinate Clerk Saito
  • Kamatari Fujiwaraas Sub-Section Chief Ono
  • Makoto Koborias Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
  • Nobuo Nakamuraas Deputy Mayor
  • Atsushi Watanabeas Patient
  • Isao Kimuraas Intern
  • Masao Shimizuas Doctor
  • Yūnosuke Itōas Novelist
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Original Music Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai

Cast and crew: TMDB.

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