Where to Watch Ikiru (1956)

Want to behold the glory that is 'Ikiru' on your TV or mobile device at home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Ikiru' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Ikiru' right now, here are some specifics about the TOHO drama flick.

Released March 25th, 1956, 'Ikiru' stars Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 83 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1,214 well-known users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... 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."

'Ikiru' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, HBO HBO Max, Amazon Video, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel, Kanopy, and YouTube .