ikiru Movie (1952)
A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets about living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind...
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets about living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind...
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This movie makes you re-eveluate your life and makes you appreciate the little things you can do in your life. I'd love it if I can leave somethhing like playground for children in my area. Perhaps, it's not that big of a deal even to my community, but it's something meaningful for the little ones in my area.
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Storyline
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets about living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind...Details
- Rated: NOT RATED
- Runtime: 2:23 hours
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
- Actors: Takashi Shimura, Shin'ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Minoru Chiaki
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
- Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins
- Production Company: Cowboy Pictures
- ASIN: B00005JLMU
- Year Released: 1952
- Release Date: Mar 25, 1956
- DVD Date: Jan 5, 2004
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