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Ikiru (生きる, "To Live") is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed and co-written (with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni) by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a terminally ill Tokyo bureaucrat (played by Takashi Shimura) and his final quest for meaning.
Ikiru (1952) is a classic film about a bureaucrat who tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. The film explores themes of death, bureaucracy, and human dignity, and features a powerful performance by Takashi Shimura.
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- Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1956-03-25
Sep 29, 1996 · Ikiru is a 1952 film by Akira Kurosawa about a dying bureaucrat who decides to live for the first time in his life. Roger Ebert praises the film's low-key pacing, the final shot, and its message of hope and inspiration.
Ikiru is a well-acted and deeply moving humanist tale about a man facing his own mortality, one of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's most intimate films. Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has...
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- Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagiri, Kyôko Seki
- Akira Kurosawa
- Drama, LGBTQ+
Ikiru is a 1952 film by the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, starring Takashi Shimura as a dying bureaucrat who seeks to make a difference. The film explores themes of mortality, morality, and humanism through a nonlinear narrative and a compassionate vision.
- Kanji Watanabe
One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of death.
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Feb 27, 2021 · Ikiru (To Live) is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa and starring Takashi Shimura. The film examines the struggles of a terminally...
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