Drama
IKIRU
"A big story of a little man which will grip your soul..."
19522h 23m8.3 TMDb
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Spoiler-Free
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.
Cast
Takashi Shimura
Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanaka
Sakai
Nobuo Kaneko
Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidari
Ohara
Miki Odagiri
Toyo
Shinichi Himori
Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Noguchi
Minosuke Yamada
Subordinate Clerk Saito
Movie Vibe
Suspense5
Emotion7.4
Complexity8.6
Humor5
Realism8.4
Action4.2
Darkness5
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓cinephiles seeking acclaimed, highly-rated films
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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