Country
France
Date
Oct 09, 1952
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
2h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Minosuke Yamada | Subordinate Clerk Saito |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | Sub-Section Chief Ono |
| Makoto Kobori | Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother |
| Nobuo Nakamura | Deputy Mayor |
| Atsushi Watanabe | Patient |
| Isao Kimura | Intern |
| Masao Shimizu | Doctor |
| Yūnosuke Itō | Novelist |
| Yoshie Minami | The Maid |
| Kumeko Urabe | Tatsu Watanabe |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Housewife |
| Noriko Honma | Housewife |
| Yatsuko Tan'ami | Bar Hostess |
| Kin Sugai | Housewife |
| Kyôko Seki | Kazue Watanabe |
| Kusuo Abe | City Assemblyman |
| Tomo'o Nagai | Newspaperman |
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| Seiji Miyaguchi | Yakuza Boss |
| Daisuke Katō | Yakuza |
| Hiroshi Hayashi | Yakuza |
| Fuyuki Murakami | Newspaperman |
| Hirayoshi Aono | Newspaperman |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | Park Section Chief |
| Akira Sera | Worker in General Affairs |
| Ichirō Chiba | Policeman |
| Akira Tani | Bar Owner |
| Yōyō Kojima | Worker in Sewage Section |
| Toshiyuki Ichimura | Pianist |
| Harue Kuramoto | Dancer |
| Rasa Saya | Stripper |
| Taizō Fukami | Baseball Spectator |
| Tateo Kawasaki | Civil Engineering Section Staff |
| Keiichirō Katsumoto | Park Division Staff |
| Haruko Toyama | Cabaret Woman |
| Sachio Sakai | Yakuza (uncredited) |
| Shōichi Hirose | Yakuza (uncredited) |
| Kôji Uno | Yakuza (uncredited) |
| Yaeko Izumo | Housewife (uncredited) |
| Jirô Mitsuaki | City Hall Executive (uncredited) |
| Sôkichi Maki | General Manager (uncredited) |
| Haruo Suzuki | Sanitation Division Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Takeo Nagashima | (uncredited) |
| Kazuo Imai | (uncredited) |
| Shigeo Katō | (uncredited) |
| Hiroshi Akitsu | Infectious Diseases Section Receptionist Staff (uncredited) |
| Ippei Kawagoe | Road Section Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Mitsuo Tsuda | City Planning Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Keiji Sakakida | Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Takuzō Kumagai | Fire Department Staff (uncredited) |
| Tsuneo Katagiri | (uncredited) |
| Junpei Natsuki | Patient (uncredited) |
| Hiroshi Koizumi | Jazz Bar Guest (uncredited) |
| Jun'ichirō Mukai | (uncredited) |
| Sōjirō Motoki | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Kyoko Aoyama | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 生きる |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TOHO |
| Data di uscita | 9 ottobre 1952 |
| Producer | Sōjirō Motoki |
| Writer | Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni |
| Editors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Asst. Directors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Lighting | Shinji Kojima |
| Camera Operators | Asakazu Nakai |
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| Add. Photography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Production Design | Akio Nojima |
| Art Direction | Akio Nojima |
| Set Decoration | Akio Nojima |
| Composer | Fumio Hayasaka, Ichirô Minawa, Hideo Nishizaki |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa, Fumio Hayasaka, Hideo Nishizaki |
| Incasso | 55.240 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Mar 25, 1956
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 25, 2024
Certification
PG
Note
Re-Release
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 09, 1952
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 09, 1952
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Apr 30, 1958
Certification
PG
Country
France
Date
Aug 31, 1966
Certification
TP
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Country
Spain
Date
Jan 24, 1972
Note
ICAA 808850
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 06, 1980
Certification
12
Note
Re-release
Country
South Korea
Date
Oct 27, 2015
Certification
15
Digital
Country
United States
Date
Oct 27, 2015
Certification
NR
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 26, 2025
Certification
12
Note
Eye Film Player
Physical media
Country
Australia
Date
Apr 07, 2006
Certification
PG
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 12, 2013
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 27, 2014
Certification
16
Country
Israel
Date
Oct 21, 2014
Note
Blu-ray
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Country
France
Date
Apr 27, 2016
TV
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 25, 1986
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