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Ikiru (1952)

生きる
Ikiru
143 minutes JA Drama
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul ...
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.
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Fumio Hayasaka
Music
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Akio Nojima
Set Decoration
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Top cast

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Sakai
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Ohara
Miki Odagiri
Miki Odagiri
Toyo
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Patient
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Media

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Production companies:
TOHO
Production countries:
Japan
Revenue:
$55,240

Production crew

Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Fumio Hayasaka
Music
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Akio Nojima
Set Decoration
Shinji Kojima
Lighting Technician
Akira Kurosawa
Director
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