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Release Date:
25 March 1956 (USA) morePlot:
Kanji Watanabe is a longtime bureaucrat in a city office who, along with the rest of the office, spends his entire working life doing nothing... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins moreUser Comments:
Beautiful & touching, also very clever moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Takashi Shimura | ... | Kanji Watanabe |
| Shinichi Himori | ... | Kimura |
| Haruo Tanaka | ... | Sakai |
| Minoru Chiaki | ... | Noguchi |
| Miki Odagiri | ... | Toyo Odagiri, employee |
| Bokuzen Hidari | ... | Ohara |
| Minosuke Yamada | ... | Subordinate Clerk Saito |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | ... | Sub-Section Chief Ono |
| Makoto Kobori | ... | Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Mitsuo Watanabe, Kanji's son |
| Nobuo Nakamura | ... | Deputy Mayor |
| Atsushi Watanabe | ... | Patient |
| Isao Kimura | ... | Intern |
| Masao Shimizu | ... | Doctor |
| Yûnosuke Itô | ... | Novelist |
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Also Known As:
DoomedLiving (International: English title) (informal English title)
To Live (International: English title) (informal English title)
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143 min | USA:140 minCountry:
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JapaneseColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:Not Rated | Finland:S | UK:PG (video rating) (1994) | UK:A (original rating) | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
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Gondola no Uta moreFAQ
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This film touched me in a way no other film has. Filmed in black and white and gorgeous, both in the visuals and in how the story unfolds. Behold the clever manner of gradually unfolding the story as people jog each other's memories at his funeral (an obligation for them, that gradually turns into a real eulogy). Everything is told in flashbacks: the mourners' memories unfold naturally, as people remember what the man did and struggle to comprehend why.
This film I would nominate for the golden five of the century!
I first saw it in 1956 or so at a small theater in downtown Chicago. A second viewing, years later, confirmed my initial pleasure!