Ikiru

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Ikiru

生きる

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...

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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Alternative Titles

Viver, Vivir, Ikiru Einmal richtig leben, 留芳颂, 活下去, 이키루, 살다, Doomed, Viver - Ikiru, To Live, איקירו, Vivre, Ikiru: Einmal wirklich leben, Իկիրու, Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben, Vivere, Жить, 生之欲, Att leva, Yaşamak, Ikiru - Viver, Жити, Ikiru – Tuomittu, زیستن, Ο Καταδικασμένος, Piętno śmierci, Gyventi, Žít, Élni, 生之慾, იცხოვრო, ชีวิตนี้แสนสั้นนัก

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09 Oct 1952
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25 Mar 1956
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25 Oct 2024
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09 Oct 1952
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30 Apr 1958
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31 Aug 1966
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24 Jan 1972
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06 Mar 1980
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27 Oct 2015
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07 Apr 2006
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12 Mar 2013
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27 Apr 2014
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21 Oct 2014
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27 Apr 2016
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07 Apr 2006
  • PhysicalPG DVD
25 Oct 2024
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09 Oct 1952
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31 Aug 1966
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27 Apr 2016
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27 Apr 2014
  • Physical16
21 Oct 2014
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09 Oct 1952
  • Theatrical
06 Mar 1980
  • Theatrical12 Re-release
12 Mar 2013
  • Physical12 DVD
24 Jan 1972
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09 Oct 1952
  • Theatrical15
30 Apr 1958
  • TheatricalPG
25 Mar 1956
  • Theatrical limited
27 Oct 2015
  • DigitalNR

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