Ikiru (1952)

AKA: At leve, Att leva, Doomed, Élni, Ikiru - At leve, Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben, Ikiru - Tuomittu, Ikiru - Vivir, Leben!, Living, O katadikasmenos, Pietno smierci, To Live, Viver, Vivere, Vivir, Vivre, Vivre enfin un seul jour, Yasamak, Živeti, Да се живее, Жить, 活下去, 生きる, 生之欲, 留芳颂
Country: Japan
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Genres: Drama
Release: 1956-03-25
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa , Shinobu Hashimoto , Hideo Oguni
Language: Japanese
Stars: Takashi Shimura , Shin'ichi Himori , Haruo Tanaka , Minoru Chiaki
Runtime: 143 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination.
Plot: Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets about living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind...
IMDB:tt0044741