
Ikiru | 生きる
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Description: Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $55,240
Runtime: 143 minutes

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Played Kanji Watanabe

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Played Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited)
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Sōjirō Motoki
Played Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Played Schoolgirl (uncredited)
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