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Ikiru

Drama19522h 23m

#1971 Ranked Movie

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Ikiru (1952)

75/100

8.3/10

81.4K Votes

Drama 19522h 23m

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.Ikiru featuring Takashi Shimura and Haruo Tanaka is streaming on MAX, streaming with subscription on Kanopy, streaming with subscription on Filmbox Live (Via Prime Video), and 6 others. It's a drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 8.3 (81,403 votes).

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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (MAX, Kanopy, and FilmBox).

Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, and 3 others).

Not available to watch free online.

Not available to stream on a TV everywhere service.

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#1,971 Ranked Movie

#16 Ranked in Movies on FilmBox

#120 Ranked in Political Movies

#1131 Ranked in Drama Movies

Ikiru has a high IMDb audience rating of 8.3 (81,403 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.

About Ikiru

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A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

Age rating: N/A

Runtime: 2h 23m

Extra Information

Related Genres: Drama

Related Tags: Psychology Political

Country of origin: Japan

Available to watch on: MAX Kanopy

Original Release Date: Oct 9, 1952

Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

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Akira Kurosawa

Takashi Shimura

Haruo Tanaka

Nobuo Kaneko

Bokuzen Hidari

Miki Odagiri

Shinichi Himori

Minoru Chiaki

Minosuke Yamada

Kamatari Fujiwara

Makoto Kobori

Nobuo Nakamura

Atsushi Watanabe

Isao Kimura

Masao Shimizu

Yūnosuke Itō

Yoshie Minami

Kumeko Urabe

Eiko Miyoshi

Noriko Honma

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Sōjirō Motoki

Akira Kurosawa

Hideo Oguni

Shinobu Hashimoto

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