Could I But Live
1964, Japanese. Directed by Zenzō Matsuyama.
After receiving a phone call from a woman whose child has contracted polio, government official Masayoshi Sakata decides to do everything he can to eradicate the disease.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Zenzō MatsuyamaDirector
- Keiju KobayashiMasayoshi Sakata
- Hideko TakamineNoriko Nemoto
- Yaeko MizutaniYumi
- Kon OmuraSatoru Kumagai
- Shirō ŌtsujiJiro Nemoto
- Isao KimuraProfessor Hiraoka
- Kin SugaiSetsuko Sakata
- Fumiko OkamuraMother Nobu
- Jun TazakiDirector Tagami
- Tetsuo HasegawaAbe
- Shigeo NakaharaHani
- Kikue MōriHikotaro's Mother
Details
- Released
- 30 August 1964
- Original title
- われ一粒の麦なれど
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Zenzō Matsuyama
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Could I But Live runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Which OTT platform is Could I But Live on?
Could I But Live isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 August 1964. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Could I But Live?
If you liked Could I But Live, try The Ballad of Narayama, Home Run, Revival of Evangelion.
Who directed Could I But Live?
Could I But Live (1964) was directed by Zenzō Matsuyama and stars Keiju Kobayashi, Hideko Takamine, Yaeko Mizutani.