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Ikiru (1956)

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Movie"A big story of a little man which will grip your soul..."
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NR 2 hr 23 minMar 25th, 1956Drama
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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.
StarringTakashi ShimuraHaruo TanakaNobuo Kaneko
DirectorAkira Kurosawa

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 25th, 1956 - Buy Tickets
On Digital & Streaming:October 27th, 2015 - Watch Now
Movie Box Office Gross:$55,240 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO
Movie Tags:
black and whitejapanlonelinessdying and deathdepressingofficeco-workers relationshipage differencenight lifebureaucracy