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Ikiru (1952)
Original Title: 生きる
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8.3 (101k) 12
Age rating
2h 23min
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12
143min
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Streaming details for Ikiru on HBO Max
Available until
01/10/2026
Runtime
143min
Age rating
12
Quality
HD
CC
HD
12
143min - Japanese
Subscription
$10.99 / month
Streaming details for Ikiru on HBO Max Amazon Channel
Runtime
143min
Age rating
12
Quality
HD
Audio languages
Japanese
United Kingdom 
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Synopsis
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.
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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
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Kobori
Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamura
Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabe
Patient
Isao Kimura
Intern
Masao Shimizu
Doctor
Yūnosuke Itō
Novelist
Yoshie Minami
The Maid
Kumeko Urabe
Tatsu Watanabe
Eiko Miyoshi
Housewife
Noriko Honma
Housewife
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Bar Hostess
