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1952 · 2h 23m · Drama
TMDB 8.3/10 (1,374 votes)
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.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Box office $0M worldwide
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Cast & crew
Akira KurosawaDirector
Takashi Shimuraas Kanji Watanabe
Haruo Tanakaas Sakai
Nobuo Kanekoas Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Bokuzen Hidarias Ohara
Miki Odagirias Toyo
Shinichi Himorias Kimura
Minoru Chiakias Noguchi
Minosuke Yamadaas Subordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari Fujiwaraas Sub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto Koborias Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo Nakamuraas Deputy Mayor
Atsushi Watanabeas Patient
Isao Kimuraas Intern
Masao Shimizuas Doctor