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   Contents. Ikiru. Ikiru (生きる, "To Live") is a 1952 Japanese tragedy film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. The film examines the struggles of a terminally ill Tokyo bureaucrat (played by Takashi Shimura) and his final quest for meaning. The screenplay was partly inspired by Leo ...

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3. filmref.com › 2017/12/23 › ikiru-1952Ikiru, 1952 – Strictly Film School - filmref.com

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   Dec 23, 2017 · Ikiru is a simply told, profoundly moving film about the brevity of life and the search for meaning. Kurosawa uses narrative style to recount the story of a terminally ill man. The film is an anachronistic assembly of anecdotes, vignettes, and personal accounts, which, not only illustrates the timelessness of the story, but also Kanji’s “rebirth” (a similar technique is used in Krzysztof ...

4. www.highonfilms.com › ikiruIkiru [1952] Review: One of Cinema’s Greatest Triumphs

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   Jun 12, 2019 · Narrated with flair, handled with care & bolstered by a marvelous performance, Ikiru (also known as To Live) is one of world cinema’s greatest triumphs. “We only realize how beautiful life is when we face death. And even then, few of us realize it. The worst among us know nothing of life until they die.”.

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5. www.themoviedb.org › movie › 3782Ikiru (1952) - The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Director, Screenplay. Shinobu Hashimoto. Screenplay. Hideo Oguni. Screenplay. Reviews. Written by Peter McGinn on April 20, 2023. Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

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   One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an explora­tion of death. Takas...

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   Sep 24, 2024 · The results are enjoyable, with an affecting lead performance, but you miss the original film’s bite. Ikiru is a masterpiece, a film with the power to make you take stock of your life so far and wonder how you’ll be remembered. This 4k reissue comes with a bonus disc of extras, including a 2002 Japanese documentary about the making of Ikiru ...

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   Apr 4, 2009 · What it Means to Live. by Aryeh Kaufman Volume 13, Issue 4 / April 2009 29 minutes (7017 words) 1. Introduction to Ikiru. Ikiru, meaning “to live” or “living,” was directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1952 under Toho Productions. Kurosawa, with the help of Hashimoto and Oguni, wrote the screenplay for the black and white film at age 42.

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    Who directed Ikiru?

    • Ikiru, meaning “to live” or “living,” was directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1952 under Toho Productions. Kurosawa, with the help of Hashimoto and Oguni, wrote the screenplay for the black and white film at age 42. The film, widely recognized as one of Kurosawa’s masterpieces, must be understood within its historical and cultural contexts.

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    Is Ikiru a good movie?

    • On an overall scale, Ikiru is an ingeniously directed, deftly written, intelligently photographed, aptly edited & expertly performed masterpiece that’s as relevant today as it was at its time of release.

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    Is Ikiru a 4K reissue?

    • Ikiru is a masterpiece, a film with the power to make you take stock of your life so far and wonder how you’ll be remembered. This 4k reissue comes with a bonus disc of extras, including a 2002 Japanese documentary about the making of Ikiru and a succinct introduction by Alex Cox.

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    Is Ikiru a political film?

    • Calling for forms of cultural upheaval and self-scrutiny, the film may be viewed as political cinema. Specifically, Ikiru affirms the pride and power of the individual. It promotes breaking traditional ties to larger social groups, such as family and company, for the sake of personal achievement.

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    Why is Ikiru important?

    • Specifically, Ikiru affirms the pride and power of the individual. It promotes breaking traditional ties to larger social groups, such as family and company, for the sake of personal achievement. Kurosawa’s first postwar film, No Regrets for our Youth (1946), similarly dealt with the national process of recovery and cultural transformation.

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    Why does Akira use a camera in Ikiru?

    • Akira Kurosawa uses the camera to distance himself from his subject. In Ikiru, the camera serves as the mirror to his soul. Ikiru is the subtly poignant and heartbreaking story of Kanji Watanabi (Takashi Shimura), a middle aged government bureaucrat who has been diagnosed with terminal gastric cancer.

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