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IKIRU

生きる

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Japan, 1952
Drama
  • 143143 minutes

Synopsis

After learning that his stomach cancer has left him with less than a year to live, a Tokyo bureaucrat struggles to reconcile with his impending death. He begins looking for ways to make his remaining days meaningful.

Synopsis

After learning that his stomach cancer has left him with less than a year to live, a Tokyo bureaucrat struggles to reconcile with his impending death. He begins looking for ways to make his remaining days meaningful.