IKIRU (1952) - (The Criterion Collection - #221) [2 DVD9s] [2004]
A Film By Akira Kurosawa
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Classic/Arthouse | 1.33:1 | Black and White | Japanese Dolby Digital Mono | English Subtitles | 143 min
Considered by some to be Akira Kurosawa’s greatest achievement, Ikiru presents the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of a man’s death. Takashi Shimura portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer forced to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his final days. Told in two parts, Ikiru offers Watanabe’s quest in the present, and then through a series of flashbacks. The result is a multifaceted look at a life through a prism of perspectives, resulting in a full portrait of a man who lacked understanding from others in life.