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Ikiru

1956·2h 23m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 8.3/10
102,563 votes
Metascore
92
Metacritic

An aging Tokyo bureaucrat, shaken by a grave diagnosis, breaks from his hollow routine and searches for meaning, connection, and one worthwhile act.

Ikiru is a 1956 drama movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Haruo Tanaka, Shin'ichi Himori, Nobuo Kaneko. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10 from 102,563 votes and runs 2h 23m.

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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Stars
Haruo Tanaka
Shin'ichi Himori
Nobuo Kaneko
Takashi Shimura
Details
1956-03-25
143 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Japan
★ Japanese, English, French, Latin
Keywords
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