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Ikiru
Running Time: 134 min.
Produced By: / Toho

Summary:
Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru details the existential struggle of one ordinary man in his desperate search for purpose. Upon learning he has terminal stomach cancer, a low-level government bureaucrat (Takashi Shimura) leaves his job of thirty years without ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Takashi Shimura (Kanji Watanabe) Nobuo Kaneko (Mitsuo Watanabe) Kyoko Seki (Kazue Watanabe) Miki Odagiri (Toyo Odagiri) All Cast & Crew >> Review: This contemporary drama from Akira Kurosawa, better known for such sweeping samurai epics as The Seven Samurai (1954), is arguably his best film and the most articulate vision of his existential philosophy. The film's protagonist seems to spring dire ... Continue >>

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