Directed by:
黒澤明Cinematography:
Asakazu NakaiComposer:
Fumio HayasakaCast:
Takashi Shimura, Shin'ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Nobuo Kaneko, Atsushi Watanabe, 菅井きん, Daisuke Katō, Seiji Miyaguchi (more)VOD (1)
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Opening with a shot of an x-ray, showing the main character's stomach, Ikiru tells the tale of a dedicated, downtrodden civil servant who, diagnosed with a fatal cancer, learns to change his dull, unfulfilled existence, and suddenly discovers a zest for life. Plunging first into self-pity, then a bout of hedonistic pleasure-seeking on the frenetic streets of post-war Tokyo, Watanabe - the film's hero - finds himself driven to give some meaning to his life, finally finding satisfaction through building a children's playground. Beautifully played by Takashi Shimura (who starred in 21 of Kurosawa's films), Ikiru is an intensely lyrical and moving film and was one of Kurosawa's own favourites. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Takashi Shimura
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Asu o tsukuru hitobito (1946)
Shin'ichi Himori
Japan
Best movies:
Living (1952)
The Only Son (1936)
The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
Haruo Tanaka
Japan
Best movies:
Living (1952)
Early Spring (1956)
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
Minoru Chiaki
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Living (1952)
Kamatari Fujiwara
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Nobuo Kaneko
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Living (1952)
Atsushi Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Red Beard (1965)
Yojimbo (1961)
菅井きん
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Bullet (1968)
High and Low (1963)
This Transient Life (1970)
Daisuke Katō
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Yojimbo (1961)
Seiji Miyaguchi
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Early Summer (1951)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Isao Kimura
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
High and Low (1963)
三好栄子
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Living (1952)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
左卜全
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Red Beard (1965)
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
浦辺粂子
Japan
Best movies:
Living (1952)
Early Spring (1956)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Shigeo Katô
Japan
Best movies:
Seven Samurai (1954)
Living (1952)
Fort Graveyard (1965)