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1952 | DIRECTED BY AKIRA KUROSAWA

Ikiru

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Movie Stats
Year
1952
Runtime
 143 minutes (2 hrs 23 mins)
Select Cast
Takashi Shimura
Shinichi Himori
Haruo Tanaka
Minoru Chiaki
Miki Odagiri
Bokuzen Hidari
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
29th Aug 2022
Last viewed:
2nd Jul 2025
Total views:
11
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
25th March 1956
69 years 6 months 15 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $55.2 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
115,083 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 25th Mar '56
  • Debut weekend: 27th Dec '02
  • Debut position: 103
  • Highest position: 86
  • Debut gross: $2.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 17
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
akira kurosawa Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Takashi ShimuraKanji Watanabe
Shinichi HimoriKimura
Haruo TanakaSakai
Minoru ChiakiNoguchi
Miki OdagiriToyo Odagiri, employee
Bokuzen HidariOhara
Minosuke YamadaSubordinate Clerk Saito
Kamatari FujiwaraSub-Section Chief Ono
Makoto KoboriKiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Nobuo KanekoMitsuo Watanabe, Kanji's son
Nobuo NakamuraDeputy Mayor
Atsushi WatanabePatient
Isao KimuraIntern
Masao ShimizuDoctor
Yunosuke ItoNovelist
Kumeko UrabeTatsu Watanabe, Kiichi's Wife
Eiko MiyoshiHousewife
Noriko HonmaHousewife
Yatsuko TanamiBar Hostess
Kin SugaiHousewife
Yoshie MinamiThe Maid
Kyoko SekiKazue Watanabe, Mitsuo's wife
Kusuo AbeCity Assemblyman
Tomoo NagaiNewspaperman
Seiji MiyaguchiYakuza Boss
Daisuke KatoYakuza
Hiroshi HayashiSecond Yakuza
Fuyuki MurakamiNewspaperman
Hirayoshi AonoNewspaperman
Toranosuke OgawaPark Section Chief
Taizo FukamiMan at Baseball Field
Katao KawasakiWorker in Civil Engineering
Keiichiro KatsumotoWorker in Park Section
Fujio NagahamaWorker in Sewage Section
Akira SeraWorker in General Affairs
Ichiro ChibaPoliceman
Akira TaniBar Owner
Yoyo KojimaWorker in Sewage Section
Haruko ToyamaWoman at Cabaret
Mie AsoWoman at Cabaret
Toshiyuki IchimuraPianist
Harue KuramotoDancer
Rasa SayaStripper
Shigeo KatoGovernment bureaucrat
Junpei NatsukiHand-Washing Cancer Patient
Sachio SakaiYakuza
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
86
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
17
Total US Gross:
$55,240
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
27 Dec 2002
103N
$2,149
$2,149
3 Jan 2003
86▲
$7,590
$9,739
7 Feb 2003
103N
$1,853
$23,958
28 Feb 2003
90N
$7,818
$32,640
7 Mar 2003
132▼
$411
$33,210
14 Mar 2003
123▲
$789
$33,999
28 Mar 2003
130N
$539
$38,538
11 Apr 2003
142N
$474
$39,300
18 Apr 2003
154▼
$129
$40,309
25 Apr 2003
157▼
$234
$40,754
9 May 2003
134N
$1,076
$43,914
13 Jun 2003
124N
$682
$45,669
18 Jul 2003
130N
$188
$47,116
25 Jul 2003
131▼
$458
$47,573
8 Aug 2003
133N
$673
$48,404
15 Aug 2003
115▲
$1,344
$50,786
26 Sep 2003
117N
$3,314
$55,240

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
15333
The Idiot
15334
Ikiru
15335
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Genres
Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
IAF to screen Kurosawa’s “Ikiru”  Tehran Times Tue, 6th May 2025

IKIRU 生きる  Film Forum Fri, 20th June 2025

Ikiru (1952) ⭐ 8.3 | Drama  IMDb Tue, 7th July 2015

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Film Review: 'Living' pales when compared to original, 'Ikiru'  KUNC Fri, 20th January 2023

Official Trailer for Film Forum's 'Kurosawa in 4K' Retrospective Series  FirstShowing.net Thu, 3rd July 2025