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Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

NR
10/27/2015 (US)
02h 23m

A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kanji Watanabe

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Subordinate Clerk Saito

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Sub-Section Chief Ono

Media

Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K]
Ikiru - The Moment He Started Living

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