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Ikiru (1952)
"A big story of a little man which will grip your soul..."
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Ikiru
Drama
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay / Writer
Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Runtime
2h 23m (143 min)
Release Date
1952-10-09
Countries
Japan
Japan
Original Language
JA
Status
Released
Budget
$85,000
Revenue
$55,240
Top Cast (Live Data)
Movie Gallery
Production Companies
TOHO
Keywords
dying and death
japan
bureaucracy
age difference
praise
office
night life
sense of life
playground
obsequies
swing
loneliness
office politics
black and white
co-workers relationship
infatuation
wake
public works
bureaucrat
thoughts of retirement
terminal cancer
city park
civil servant
monotonous life
accomplishments
office gossip
depressing
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