Ikiru

AKA:

Living

To Live

Release Date:

Oct 9, 1952

Running Time:

2:23

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Cast:

Takashi Shimura	Kanji Watanabe (Chief of Citizen's Section)
Miki Odagiri	Toyo Odagiri
Kyoko Seki	Kazue Watanabe, Mitsuo's wife

Producers:

Sojiro Motoki

Writers:

Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni

Language:

English

Official Website:

http://www.cowboypictures.com

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Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has terminal cancer. He vows to make his final days meaningful. His attempts to communicate his anguish to his son and daughter-in-law lead only to heartbreak. Finally, inspired by an unselfish co-worker, he turns his efforts to bringing happiness to others by building a playground in a dreary slum neighborhood. When the park is finally completed, he is able to face death with peaceful acceptance.

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