143 mins |
Rated
Not Rated
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin"ichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka
CHELSEA CLASSICS: 4K RESTORATIONS/REISSUES
IKIRU (Akira Kurosawa, 1952, 143min)
One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who is impelled to find meaning in his final days. Presented in a radically conceived two part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.
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CHELSEA CLASSICS: 4K RESTORATIONS/REISSUES
IKIRU (Akira Kurosawa, 1952, 143min)
One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, Ikiru shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who is impelled to find meaning in his final days. Presented in a radically conceived two part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.
