Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru (1952) movie poster

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.

Ikiru explores themes of dying and death, japan, bureaucracy. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 143 min

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa

Cast: Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki, Minosuke Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Makoto Kobori, Nobuo Nakamura, Atsushi Watanabe

Rating: 8.3/10 (1,414 votes)

Budget: $0M

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Themes: dying and death, japan, bureaucracy, age difference, praise, office, night life, sense of life

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Who directed Ikiru?
Ikiru (1952) was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Who stars in Ikiru?
The cast includes Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki, Minosuke Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Makoto Kobori, Nobuo Nakamura, Atsushi Watanabe.

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