1952 • NR • 2h 23m • Japanese
Ikiru
生きる
DramaSerious and meaningfulEmotional
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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70/100
★★★½☆
1,380 votes across 1 source
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- · An older title — pacing and style may feel dated.
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