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Ikiru
生きる
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1952•2h 23m•NR•★ 8.3
Drama
Synopsis
A veteran bureaucrat diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer learns he has lived a meaningless life, resolving to accomplish one meaningful project—building a children's playground—before dying.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterShinobu HashimotoAkira KurosawaHideo Oguni
CinematographyAsakazu Nakai
MusicFumio Hayasaka
Principal Cast
Takashi ShimuraKanji Watanabe
Haruo TanakaSakai
Nobuo KanekoMitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen HidariOhara
Miki OdagiriToyo
Shinichi HimoriKimura
Minoru ChiakiNoguchi
Minosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk Saito
Technical Specifications
Runtime2h 23m (143 mins)
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DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioToho
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