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Ikiru

 

Japan 1952, 140 minutes, B/W
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
In Japanese with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama, Classics

Topics: Late-life.

Feat. Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka

 

Aroview: A patient meditation on life and death about a sullen yet dutiful office clerk of 30 years whose terminal illness compels him to rediscover his long-repressed compassion. Kurosawa's most satisfying non-period piece.

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  • aspect ratio: 4:3
 

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