Ikiru (1952)

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.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Ikiru

• Red Beard (1965) — Same subject: japan
• Dersu Uzala (1975) — Same feel: philosophical, reflective
• Ran (1985) — Akira Kurosawa directed both
• The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — Same subject: japan
• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) — Same feel: philosophical, reflective
• Harakiri (1962) — Same subject: japan