Ikiru

Ikiru

Original Title: 生きる
Release: 1952 | Community Score: 83%

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

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
Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Intern
Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Doctor
Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Novelist
Yoshie Minami

Yoshie Minami

The Maid
Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Tatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Housewife
Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Housewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Bar Hostess
Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Housewife
Kyôko Seki

Kyôko Seki

Kazue Watanabe
Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

City Assemblyman
Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Newspaperman
Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Yakuza Boss
Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Yakuza
Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Yakuza
Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Newspaperman
Hirayoshi Aono

Hirayoshi Aono

Newspaperman
Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Park Section Chief
Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Worker in General Affairs
Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Policeman
Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Bar Owner
Yōyō Kojima

Yōyō Kojima

Worker in Sewage Section
Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Pianist
Harue Kuramoto

Harue Kuramoto

Dancer
Rasa Saya

Rasa Saya

Stripper
Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Baseball Spectator
Tateo Kawasaki

Tateo Kawasaki

Civil Engineering Section Staff
Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Park Division Staff
Haruko Toyama

Haruko Toyama

Cabaret Woman
Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Yakuza (uncredited)
Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Yakuza (uncredited)
Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Yakuza (uncredited)
Yaeko Izumo

Yaeko Izumo

Housewife (uncredited)
Jirô Mitsuaki

Jirô Mitsuaki

City Hall Executive (uncredited)
Sôkichi Maki

Sôkichi Maki

General Manager (uncredited)
Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)
Takeo Nagashima

Takeo Nagashima

(uncredited)
Kazuo Imai

Kazuo Imai

(uncredited)
Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

(uncredited)
Hiroshi Akitsu

Hiroshi Akitsu

Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited)
Ippei Kawagoe

Ippei Kawagoe

Road Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Mitsuo Tsuda

Mitsuo Tsuda

City Planning Receptionist (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Fire Department Staff (uncredited)
Tsuneo Katagiri

Tsuneo Katagiri

(uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki

Junpei Natsuki

Patient (uncredited)
Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited)
Jun'ichirō Mukai

Jun'ichirō Mukai

(uncredited)
Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Schoolgirl (uncredited)