Ikiru (生きる; "To Live") is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. The film examines the struggles of a terminally …

Ikiru is a film about life. Constantly complex and thought-provoking, although simple at the same time; it tells a story about life's limits, how we perceive life and the fact that life is short and not to be wasted. …

Presented in a radically conceived two­part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.

Sep 29, 1996 · The word “Ikiru” has been translated as “ To Live,” and at some point on his long descent into despair, Mr. Watanabe determines to accomplish at least one worthwhile thing before he dies.

One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, IKIRU shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully portrays …

A dying man devotes his last months to building a children's playground.

Thematically simplistic but emotionally layered, Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru is a powerfully resonant exploration of mortality, death, and the fulfillment of life that expertly balances its technical...

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Discover Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece Ikiru, a poignant tale of a terminally ill bureaucrat who seeks meaning in his final days. Witness his struggle against bureaucratic indifference as he strives to …

Presented in a radically conceived two­part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.