Ikiru 1952 · Japan · 143 minutes · Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins. psychological drama medical drama Stars: Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko Director: Akira Kurosawa One of the Great Films of Our Time! A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Tags: battling illness, journey of self-discovery, redemption 8.3 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like One of the Great Films of Our Time! A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Tags: battling illness, journey of self-discovery, redemption Watch Ikiru trailer Starring of Ikiru Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe Haruo Tanaka as Sakai Nobuo Kaneko as Mitsuo Bokuzen Hidari as son of Kanji Miki Odagiri as Ohara Shinichi Himori as Toyo Minoru Chiaki as Kimura Minosuke Yamada as Noguchi Kamatari Fujiwara as Subordinate Clerk Saito Makoto Kobori as Sub-Section Chief Ono Nobuo Nakamura as Kiichi Watanabe Atsushi Watanabe as Kanjis Brother Isao Kimura as Deputy Mayor Masao Shimizu as Patient Yūnosuke Itō as Intern Yoshie Minami as Doctor Kumeko Urabe as Novelist Eiko Miyoshi as The Maid Noriko Honma as Tatsu Watanabe Yatsuko Tanami as Housewife Kin Sugai as Housewife Kyôko Seki as Bar Hostess Kusuo Abe as Housewife Tomoo Nagai as Kazue Watanabe Seiji Miyaguchi as City Assemblyman Daisuke Katô as Newspaperman Hiroshi Hayashi as Yakuza Boss Fuyuki Murakami as Yakuza Hirayoshi Aono as Yakuza Toranosuke Ogawa as Newspaperman Akira Sera as Newspaperman Ichirô Chiba as Park Section Chief Akira Tani as Worker in General Affairs Yôyô Kojima as Policeman Toshiyuki Ichimura as Bar Owner Harue Kuramoto as Worker in Sewage Section Rasa Saya as Pianist Junpei Natsuki as Dancer Sachio Sakai as Stripper Storyline of Ikiru 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. Genre: drama Theme: battling illness, journey of self-discovery, redemption Mood: only human Attribute: high artistic quality, high historical importance Award: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins. Rating of Ikiru 8.3 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of Ikiru Write your review or comment