Ikiru
1952 film by Akira Kurosawa
Genre drama
Country Japan
Runtime 143 min
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Based on
Book: Public domain in the US (published 1886)
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Film: not public domain (1952) — see where to watch it below
Cast & crew
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Produced by Sōjirō Motoki
Music by Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography Asakazu Nakai
Edited by Akira Kurosawa
Cast (13)
Takashi Shimura · Minoru Chiaki · Seiji Miyaguchi · Kin Sugai · Nobuo Nakamura · Noriko Honma · Kamatari Fujiwara · Nobuo Kaneko · Yūnosuke Itō · Shinichi Himori · Bokuzen Hidari · Haruo Tanaka · Makoto Kobori
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Series, universe & remakes
Studio: Toho
Remade as: Living (2022)
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