Ikiru

About Ikiru

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.

Where to Watch

Stream on The Criterion Channel, HBO (Via Hulu), Max. Watch free on Kanopy. Rent on Amazon, Fandango at Home, YouTube, AppleTV (cheapest: $2.79). Buy on Amazon, Fandango at Home, YouTube, AppleTV (cheapest: $5.00).

Cast & Crew

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Starring Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri

Produced by TOHO