Ikiru
Akira Kurosawa1952-10-09
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
8.3
143 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Takashi Shimura | Kanji Watanabe | Unowned |
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Haruo Tanaka | Sakai | Unowned |
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Nobuo Kaneko | Mitsuo, son of Kanji | Unowned |
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Bokuzen Hidari | Ohara | Unowned |
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Miki Odagiri | Toyo | Unowned |
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Shinichi Himori | Kimura | Unowned |
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Minoru Chiaki | Noguchi | Unowned |
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Minosuke Yamada | Subordinate Clerk Saito | Unowned |
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Kamatari Fujiwara | Sub-Section Chief Ono | Unowned |
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Makoto Kobori | Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother | Unowned |
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Nobuo Nakamura | Deputy Mayor | Unowned |
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Atsushi Watanabe | Patient | Unowned |
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Isao Kimura | Intern | Unowned |
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Masao Shimizu | Doctor | Unowned |
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Yūnosuke Itō | Novelist | Unowned |
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Yoshie Minami | The Maid | Unowned |
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Kumeko Urabe | Tatsu Watanabe | Unowned |
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Eiko Miyoshi | Housewife | Unowned |
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Noriko Honma | Housewife | Unowned |
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Yatsuko Tan'ami | Bar Hostess | Unowned |
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Kin Sugai | Housewife | Unowned |
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Kyôko Seki | Kazue Watanabe | Unowned |
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Kusuo Abe | City Assemblyman | Unowned |
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Tomo'o Nagai | Newspaperman | Unowned |
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Seiji Miyaguchi | Yakuza Boss | Unowned |
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Daisuke Katō | Yakuza | Unowned |
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Hiroshi Hayashi | Yakuza | Unowned |
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Fuyuki Murakami | Newspaperman | Unowned |
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Hirayoshi Aono | Newspaperman | Unowned |
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Toranosuke Ogawa | Park Section Chief | Unowned |
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Akira Sera | Worker in General Affairs | Unowned |
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Ichirō Chiba | Policeman | Unowned |
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Akira Tani | Bar Owner | Unowned |
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Yōyō Kojima | Worker in Sewage Section | Unowned |
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Toshiyuki Ichimura | Pianist | Unowned |
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Harue Kuramoto | Dancer | Unowned |
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Rasa Saya | Stripper | Unowned |
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Taizō Fukami | Baseball Spectator | Unowned |
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Tateo Kawasaki | Civil Engineering Section Staff | Unowned |
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Keiichirō Katsumoto | Park Division Staff | Unowned |
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Haruko Toyama | Cabaret Woman | Unowned |
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Sachio Sakai | Yakuza (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Shōichi Hirose | Yakuza (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kôji Uno | Yakuza (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Yaeko Izumo | Housewife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jirô Mitsuaki | City Hall Executive (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sôkichi Maki | General Manager (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Haruo Suzuki | Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Takeo Nagashima | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kazuo Imai | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Shigeo Katō | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hiroshi Akitsu | Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ippei Kawagoe | Road Section Receptionist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mitsuo Tsuda | City Planning Receptionist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Keiji Sakakida | Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Takuzō Kumagai | Fire Department Staff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tsuneo Katagiri | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Junpei Natsuki | Patient (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hiroshi Koizumi | Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sōjirō Motoki | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kyoko Aoyama | Schoolgirl (uncredited) | Unowned |