Ikiru [DVD] [1900] [Region 1] [037429180525]

A powerful, thought-provoking drama about a petty bureaucrat who discovers that he is dying of cancer. Coming to the realization that his life has been a meaningless quest for following petty company rules, he tries to create one thing of lasting worth.
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): IKI010
Credits

Takashi Shimura
Critic Reviews

"...Kurosawa opens his story with a deliberate, low-key pacing, although at the end there is rage against the dying of the light..."
Chicago Sun-Times
"...Kurosawa never lets us forget that Watanabe's courage is as great as that of any warrior....A tale of heroism..."
Sight and Sound
"[An] extraordinary urban epic with an unusual two-part story construction that turns out to be the right narrative choice."
USA Today
"[With] storytelling brio, sharp observation, and incredible emotional power..."
Premiere
"Takashi Shimura delivers a fine, understated performance..."
Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his moving melodrama continued Kurosawa's revolt against narrative linearity....This is a masterpiece of humanist cinema..."
Empire