Ikiru (1956)

"A big story of a little man which will grip your soul..."Movie
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Ikiru
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NR 2 hr 23 minMar 25th, 1956Drama
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 25th, 1956
On Digital & Streaming:October 27th, 2015 - Watch Now
Movie Budget:$85,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$55,240 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO

Ikiru Quotes

Yearning for Youth and Purpose

Toyo: What help am I?
Kanji: [[life] You — just to look at you makes me feel better. It warms this — this mummy's heart of mine. And you're so kind to me. No; that's not it. You're so young, so healthy. No; that's not it either... You're so full of ]. And me... I'm jealous of that. If I could be like you for just one day before I died. I won't be able to die unless I can do that. I want to do something. Only you can show me. I don't know what to do. I don't know how. Maybe you don't know either, but, please... if you can... show me how to be like you!

The Tragedy of Life's Beauty and Mortality

Novelist: How tragic that man can never realize how beautiful life is until he is face to face with death.