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Ikiru
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul ...
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul ...
Drama - 1952
8.3
98%
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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.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
143 min
Release date:
9 Oct 1952
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$55,240
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award5 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It is a strangely fascinating and affecting film, up to a point.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
If you have never seen it, you should. If you have seen it before, your admiration will only increase.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Sep 2003
fresh:
Kurosawa's eclectic style is a delight: his striking, varied compositions reflecting the old man's journey from darkness to some kind of light right until the moving finale.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Kurosawa performs a tour-de-force in keeping a dramatic thread throughout and avoiding the mawkish.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Akira Kurosawa's greatest film.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
27 Apr 2009
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