Ikiru
“A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...”
Original title: 生きる
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
Akira Kurosawa's humanist masterpiece follows an aging Tokyo bureaucrat, played unforgettably by Takashi Shimura, who, on learning he has terminal cancer, searches for meaning in his hollow life and resolves to push a children's playground through the city's indifferent bureaucracy. Structured in two halves, culminating in a snow-swept swing set, it is a profound meditation on mortality and purpose. Regularly cited among the greatest films ever made, it is quietly, overwhelmingly moving.
Release
Oct 9, 1952
Budget
—
Country
Japan
Revenue
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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
Noriko Honma
Housewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Bar Hostess
Kin Sugai
Housewife
Kyôko Seki
Kazue Watanabe
Kusuo Abe
City Assemblyman
Tomo'o Nagai
Newspaperman
Seiji Miyaguchi
Yakuza Boss
Reviews
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8.3/10
★★★★★★★★★★
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