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Ikiru
There are eight million stories in the Naked City.
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You can watch Ikiru (1952) for free on Kanopy.
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.
Ikiru is a film that explores themes of dying and death, japan, bureaucracy. It also touches on age difference and praise and office.
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki, Minosuke Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Makoto Kobori
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Ikiru
There are eight million stories in the Naked City.
You can watch Ikiru (1952) for free on Kanopy.
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8.3/10
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki, Minosuke Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Makoto Kobori
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Ikiru is streaming on Max. Watch Ikiru for free on Kanopy. Ikiru is streaming on Criterion Channel. Ikiru is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+. Availability last verified April 13, 2026.