Ikiru is a well-acted and deeply moving humanist tale about a man facing his own mortality, one of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's most intimate films.
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Cast & Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Takashi Shimura
Kanji Watanabe (Chief of Citizen's Section)
Miki Odagiri
Toyo Odagiri
Kyôko Seki
Kazue Watanabe, Mitsuo's wife
Sojiro Motoki
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Akira Kurosawa
Screenwriter
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Movie Info
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Director -
Akira Kurosawa -
Screenwriter -
Akira Kurosawa , Shinobu Hashimoto , Hideo Oguni -
Distributor -
Brandon Films Inc. , Cowboy Pictures -
Production Co -
Toho Company Ltd. -
Genre -
Drama , LGBTQ+ -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 25, 1956, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 27, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$55.2K -
Runtime -
2h 23m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
Academy (1.33:1)