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category:
  - drama
date: '2026-11-01'
description: a Tokyo bureaucrat facing terminal cancer searches for a purpose beyond the paperwork that has consumed his life.
director:
  - Akira Kurosawa
id: Ikiru
modified: '2026-11-01'
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studio: toho
tags:
  - drama
title: Ikiru
year: 1952
runtime: 143
created: '2026-11-01'
published: '2026-11-01'
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from [Scorsese’s list of 39 films](https://www.instagram.com/p/DenMelzANtx/). [film details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikiru).