Ikiru (1952)

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IMDB 250: #95 movie Ikiru (1952) poster
     
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1952 · Unrated · 2h 23m

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Also Known as: Living
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Other grades: 86.0 (5 viewers)
19522h 23mUnrated
Countries:Japan
Languages:JA
Keywords: AccomplishmentsAge differenceAltarArcadeAunt nephew relationshipAutopsyBabyBandBand the musical groupBarShow moreBarbiturateBartenderBaseballBaseball batBeerBeer hallBegins with voice over narrationBicycleBirthdayBirthday partyBlack and whiteBoredomBowel movementBowingBoyBuddhistBureaucracyBureaucratBureaucratic inactionBurning incenseBurning incense for the deceasedBurocraciaBusBuying a houseCafeCameraCamphorCancerCandleCarnivalCesspoolCharacter's point of view camera shotChildChildrenChildren's playgroundChopsticks the eating utensilCigar smokingCigarette smokingCity councilCity dumpCity hallCity parkCivil servantCivil serviceCongaConstipationConstruction siteCo-workers relationshipCowritten by directorCriterionCryingCrying womanDance hallDancerDancingDeathDeath of motherDeath of wifeDemocracyDemonstrationDepressingDepressionDeputationDeputy mayorDesolationDespairDiagnosisDiarrheaDietDigestionDoctorDoctor's visitDogDreamDrinkDrinkingDrugstoreDrunk nostalgiaDrunkennessDyingDying and deathEatingEcce homoElectrical shortageElevatorExistential lonelinessExistentialismFalling asleepFamily relationshipsFather in law daughter in law relationshipFather son relationshipFeeding a dogFinding the inner childFish kiteFlashbackFlatulenceFoodFreedom of expressionFriendFriendshipGeishaGentle cinemaGovernment officialGriefHandshakeHappinessHappy birthdayHearseHeat waveHole in a sockHumanismHusband wife relationshipIce skatingIllnessImpending deathIncenseInfatuationInheritanceIntestinal hemorrhageIsolationJapanJapaneseJapanese flagJapanese manJapanese soldierJungle gymKimonoKindnessKisaki tokyoKiteKneelingKnittingKuroeLandfill siteListening to musicLonelinessLosing weightLoveMarriageMeaning of lifeMeaninglessnessMedicineMemento moriMirrorMirror ballMoneyMonotonous lifeMonotonyMortalityMother daughter relationshipMother son relationshipMourningNear drowningNeonNewspaperNicknameNight lifeNightclubNoodle shopNovelistNurseNylon stockingsObsequiesOfficeOffice gossipOffice politicsOffice workOld ageOld manOlder man younger woman relationshipOne word titlePachinko parlorPainPanicParkPartyPassionPensionPianistPianoPinball machinePlaygroundPoliticsPost world war twoPraisePredictabilityProstituteProtestPsychological dramaPublic worksRainReading a newspaperReading machineRed light districtReference to mephistophelesReporterRestaurantRetirementSadnessSakéSavingsSearchSection chiefSelf indulgenceSelf sacrificeSense of lifeSewage pondShort time to liveSick leaveSingerSingingSingle fatherSitting on one's hatSkating rinkSkinSkin rashSleepingSleeping pillsSnoringSnowSnowingSongStomachStomach cancerStopping trafficStreet fairStreptomycinStrip clubStripteaseSubjective cameraSuicideSunsetSwingTakao tokyoTearsTelephone callTerceira idadeTerminal cancerTerminal illnessTheatre audienceThird person omniscient narrationThoughts of retirementTokyo japanToy rabbitTragedy dramaTrainTrain tracksTransformationTruckUlcerUmbrellaUmpireUncle nephew relationshipUraniumVoice over narrationVomitWakeWandering the streetsWatching a movieWidowerWind up toyWithdrawing money from the bankWriterX rayYawning
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.
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