Ikiru

film by Kurosawa [1952]

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  • Kurosawa Akira
    In Kurosawa Akira: Films of the 1950s

    Ikiru (“To Live”) is regarded by many critics as one of the finest works in the history of the cinema. It concerns a petty governmental official who learns he has only half a year until he will die from cancer. He searches for solace in…

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