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Ikiru
Cast
Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari View AllCrew
Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Director), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay) View All
Release: Oct. 9th, 1952
Runtime: 2 hours, 23 minutes
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The Gunslinger45
A film that tries to tell the viewer to live life while you can, which is a message I am sure will get even stronger the closer I get to the grave.
Takoma11
the final 50 minutes of the film take place after Watanabe has passed away, and other characters are left to interpret and dissect his behaviors after the fac.
Citizen Rules
The scene where Watanabe (Takashi Shimura) goes to the doctor and another patient literally tells him that he's doomed was maybe one of the most powerful scenes I've seen on film.
