Ikiru

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.

"...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

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