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Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Drama /  more » Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins  more » User Ratings: 8.3 (24,902 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.  more »

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Filmmakers: Akira Kurosawa - Director / Writer, Shinobu Hashimoto - Writer, Hideo Oguni - Writer, Sôjirô Motoki - Producer, Asakazu Nakai - Cinematographer, Fumio Hayasaka - Composer, Takashi Matsuyama - Production Designer, Kôichi Iwashita - Editor  more »

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