Wondering where to stream 'Ikiru' at home? Tracking down where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch the Akira Kurosawa directed movie can be tricky so we at Moviefone are here to so Moviefone is here to do the heavy lifting for you.
Here are streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start watching sooner. As of now in the US, 'Ikiru' is available on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.
Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the TOHO drama flick. Ikiru starring Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari has a NR rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min. The release date of the movie is March 25th, 1956. The movie received a user score of 83/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 1,262 engaged users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."
