Ikiru (1952) Cast & Character Guide — No Spoilers | Who's That?

Who plays who in Ikiru (1952)? Browse a spoiler-free character guide with photos of every major character and the actors behind them, including Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko.

• Kanji Watanabe — played by Takashi Shimura
• Sakai — played by Haruo Tanaka
• Mitsuo, son of Kanji — played by Nobuo Kaneko
• Ohara — played by Bokuzen Hidari
• Toyo — played by Miki Odagiri
• Kimura — played by Shinichi Himori
• Noguchi — played by Minoru Chiaki
• Subordinate Clerk Saito — played by Minosuke Yamada
• Sub-Section Chief Ono — played by Kamatari Fujiwara
• Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother — played by Makoto Kobori
• Deputy Mayor — played by Nobuo Nakamura
• Patient — played by Atsushi Watanabe
• Intern — played by Isao Kimura
• Doctor — played by Masao Shimizu
• Novelist — played by Yūnosuke Itō
• The Maid — played by Yoshie Minami
• Tatsu Watanabe — played by Kumeko Urabe
• Housewife — played by Eiko Miyoshi
• Housewife — played by Noriko Honma
• Bar Hostess — played by Yatsuko Tan'ami