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Ikiru
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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IKIRU
A film by Akira Kurosawa
Sometimes I think of death , wrote Kurosawa, I think of ceasing to be... and its from these thoughts that Ikiru came. The story of a man diagnosed with stomach cancer, Kurosawa's film is a series contemplation of the nature of existence and the question of how we find meaning in our Iives.
Opening with a sIot of an x-ray, showing the main character's stomach, lkiru telIs the tale of a dedicated, downtrodden civil servant who, diagnosed with a fataI cancer, learns to change his duIl, unfuIfilIed existence, and suddenIy discovers a zest for life. PIunging first into seIf-pity, then a bout of hedonistic pIeasure-seeking on the frenetic streets of post-war Tokyo, Watanabe the film's hero finaIly finds satisfaction through buiIding a children's playground.
BeautifulIy pIayed by Takashi Shimura (who starred in 21 of Kurosawa's films), Ikiru is an intensely IyricaI and moving fiIm, and was one of Kurosawa's own favourites.
DVD extras include an introduction by AIex Cox and biographies of Kurosawa and Shimura
Japan | 1952 | bIack & white | Japanese language with English subtitles | 137 minutes | Ratio 4:3 | Region 2 DVD |
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