Shinobu Hashimoto (writer)
Akira Kurosawa (writer)
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25 March 1956 (USA) more
Kanji Watanabe is a longtime bureaucrat in a city office who, along with the rest of the office, spends his entire working life doing nothing... more | add synopsis
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins more
Group Fun
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Daniel Craig Moves Into His Dream House
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The most moving and human film I have ever seen. more (108 total)
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Kanji Watanabe | |
| Shinichi Himori | ... | Kimura | |
| Haruo Tanaka | ... | Sakai | |
| Minoru Chiaki | ... | Noguchi | |
| Miki Odagiri | ... | Toyo Odagiri, employee | |
| Bokuzen Hidari | ... | Ohara | |
| Minosuke Yamada | ... | Subordinate Clerk Saito | |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | ... | Sub-Section Chief Ono | |
| Makoto Kobori | ... | Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother | |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Mitsuo Watanabe, Kanji's son | |
| Nobuo Nakamura | ... | Deputy Mayor | |
| Atsushi Watanabe | ... | Patient | |
| Isao Kimura | ... | Intern | |
| Masao Shimizu | ... | Doctor | |
| Yûnosuke Itô | ... | Novelist | |
| Kumeko Urabe | ... | Tatsu Watanabe, Kiichi's Wife | |
| Kin Sugai | ... | Housewife | |
| Eiko Miyoshi | ... | Housewife | |
| Fumiko Honma | ... | Housewife | |
| Yatsuko Tan'ami | ... | Bar Hostess | |
| Yoshie Minami | ... | The Maid | |
| Kyôko Seki | ... | Kazue Watanabe, Mitsuo's wife | |
| Kusuo Abe | ... | City Assemblyman | |
| Tomoo Nagai | ... | Newspaperman (as Tomo Nagai) | |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | ... | Yakuza Boss | |
| Daisuke Katô | ... | Yakuza | |
| Miki Hayashi | ... | Second Yakuza | |
| Fuyuki Murakami | ... | Newspaperman | |
| Hirayoshi Aono | ... | Newspaperman | |
| Junpei Natsuki | ... | Hand-Washing Cancer Patient | |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | ... | Park Section Chief | |
| Akira Sera | ... | Worker in General Affairs | |
| Ichirô Chiba | ... | Policeman | |
| Akira Tani | ... | Bar Owner | |
| Yoko Kajima | ... | Worker in Sewage Section | |
| Haruko Toyama | |||
| Mie | ... | Woman in Dance Hall | |
| Sachio Sakai | ... | Yakuza | |
| Toshiyuki Ichimura | ... | Pianist | |
| Harue Kuramoto | ... | Dancer | |
| Lasa Saya | ... | Stripper |
Directed by | |||
| Akira Kurosawa | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Shinobu Hashimoto | writer | |
| Akira Kurosawa | writer | |
| Hideo Oguni | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Sôjirô Motoki | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Fumio Hayasaka | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Asakazu Nakai | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Takashi Matsuyama | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sadako Okada | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Teruo Maki | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Hisanobu Marubayashi | .... | chief assistant director | |
| Teruo Maru | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Yoshirô Muraki | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ichirô Minawa | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Fumio Yanoguchi | .... | sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Shigeru Mori | .... | lighting technician | |
| Takao Saitô | .... | assistant camera | |
| Masao Soeda | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Akira Araki | .... | accountant | |
| Hiromichi Horikawa | .... | advisor to the director | |
| Teruyo Nogami | .... | script supervisor | |
Doomed
Living (International: English title) (informal English title)
To Live (International: English title) (informal English title)
At leve (Denmark) [da]
Att leva (Sweden) [sv]
Ikiru - At leve (Denmark) [da]
Ikiru - Einmal richtig leben (West Germany) [de]
Ikiru - tuomittu (Finland) [fi]
Leben! (West Germany) [de]
O katadikasmenos (Greece) [el]
Pietno smierci (Poland) [pl]
Vivere (Italy) [it]
Vivir (Spain) [es]
Vivre (France) [fr]
Vivre enfin un seul jour (France) [fr]
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143 min | Sweden:123 min (cut version)
1.37 : 1 more
USA:Not Rated | Sweden:11 | Finland:S | UK:PG (video rating) (1994) | UK:A (original rating) | Singapore:PG
The only Akira Kurosawa film between Yoidore tenshi (Drunken Angel) and Akahige (Red Beard) not to feature 'Toshiro Mifune'. more
Revealing mistakes: A beer sign is backwards in a bar scene, revealing the use of a mirror image. more
Kanji: Drinking this expensive sake is like paying myself back with poison for the way I lived all these years. more
Referenced in Little Children (2006) more
Gondola no Uta more
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I can safely say that I have seen no finer film than Kurosawa's true masterpiece, Ikiru. The story of a dying petty bureaucrat in 1950's Japan, Ikiru is as uncompromisingly honest and beautiful a film as has ever been made on the subject of life. Kurosawa elevates a story that could have been simple melodrama to the level of masterwork with a genuine love of his characters, and with an incredible technical direction. The film's structure accentuates and deepens its many, many lessons on life, and the performances, including a heartbreakingly earnest turn by Shimura are all flawless.
In short, Ikiru is easily one of the greatest works committed to film, and no discerning film aficionado should avoid experiencing it. Had Kurosawa directed only this film, it would still be enough to include him in the pantheon of the greatest storytellers who ever lived. Fortunately for us, it is simply the pinnacle of a staggeringly amazing career. It is the absolute definition of a 10/10 film.