Ikiru (1956)Stream and Watch Online

Want to watch 'Ikiru' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of 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 the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Ikiru' right now, here are some specifics about the TOHO drama flick.

Released March 25th, 1956, 'Ikiru' stars Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari The 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 1,049 well-known users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... 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 Max, Kanopy, Vudu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Criterion Channel, and Google Play Movies .