8.3IMDb104k votes
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
With Takashi Shimura · Haruo Tanaka · Nobuo Kaneko
the vibe
- 🌱 hopeful
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
the story
A middle-aged bureaucrat with terminal cancer seeks to find meaning in his monotonous existence.
the plot
contains spoilers
- kanji watanabe learns he has cancer
- kanji watanabe has worked in the same bureaucratic position for decades
- kanji watanabe starts to look for the meaning of his life
awards & recognition
- Award Winner
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award.
- 6 wins & 2 nominations total.
where to watch
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