Where to Watch Ikiru (1956)

Looking to watch 'Ikiru' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Ikiru' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Ikiru' right now, here are some details about the TOHO drama flick.

Released March 25th, 1956, 'Ikiru' stars Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 83 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1,214 experienced users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the 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."

'Ikiru' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Criterion Channel, HBO HBO Max, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM Amazon Channel, and Apple TV .