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Ikiru(1952)
Status: Released
Date: 1952-10-09
83%
1296 Votes
Time: 2h 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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Revenue: $55,240.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Ikiru
Top 10 Billed Cast
志村喬
Kanji Watanabe
田中春男
Sakai
金子信雄
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
左卜全
Ohara
小田切みき
Toyo
日守新一
Kimura
千秋実
Noguchi
山田巳之助
Subordinate Clerk Saito
藤原釜足
Sub-Section Chief Ono
小堀誠
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
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Ikiru (1952) Original Trailer [4K]
Ikiru - The Moment He Started Living
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