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Ikiru (1952)

Original Title: 生きる

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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
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

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