Where to Watch Ikiru (1956)

Ready to press play on 'Ikiru' without leaving the house? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - 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 specifics about the TOHO drama flick.

Ikiru starring Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari has a NR rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 23 min, and a scheduled release date of March 25th, 1956.

It received a user score of 83/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,231 top users.

Let’s set the scene for you... 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 Criterion Channel, Prime Video, Apple TV, TCM Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Kanopy, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and HBO Max .