Ikiru (1952)
0.1681Canon Score · ranked #139 all time
Aggregated from 9 of 31 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the film
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.
Why it ranks #139
Every list on which Ikiru appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Letterboxd Top 500 (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #18 / 500 |
| Sight & Sound Directors' 100 (2022) | Major international poll | #74 / 104 |
| Sight & Sound Critics' 250 (2022) | Major international poll | #160 / 264 |
| Halliwell's Top 1000 (2005) | Critics' canon | #378 / 1041 |
| Empire 500 Greatest (2008) | Editorial list | #459 / 500 |
| Ebert Great Movies (I–IV) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Movies (2003-2024 union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| NYT Best 1000 Movies (2004) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| TIME All-TIME 100 (2005) | Editorial list | Selected |