Ikiru
Drama • NR • 1952 • 2 hr 23 min
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Beautiful movie, very different from his usual samurai stuff. Simple, effective ending.
Superb treatment of timeless themes that could be written almost exactly the same today. These transcend the era and society of the film.
A movie with something to say that might haunt you into reassessing life’s priorities. Powerful and wonderful for those who can hear it.
A fascinating look at a man who knows he is about to die.
This is one of the greatest movies ever made. Sure it’s slow, but that’s not a bad thing. You might walk away with a different outlook.
A wonderful meditation on our relationship with life and death. Dark with sporadic rays of light. Not excessively sentimental.
Takes a shot at political bureaucracy while also examining purpose in life. Sad and inspirational all at once.
Didn't get me like it does a lot of others, but for a movie about an office guy worried about building a park the craft is undeniable.
100 times better than any of those bucket list movies, this actually feels realistic and not surface level “meaning of life is skydiving”
After thinking about the film, all I can say is. Ikiru is an example of how cinema can be the greatest form of storytelling and art.
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