Ikiru (1952)
Directed by Akira
Kurosawa this film stars Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagiri and Yunosuke
Ito. A local government bureaucrat discovers he has stomach cancer
and only six months left to live.
The plot of this film
is a meditation on mortality, loneliness and failure to understand
those around us. You could easily see Frank Capra's films being an
inspiration behind this film even if it is slightly darker than you
would typically get from Capra. In the lead role Shimura gives an
excellent performance as the dying man struggles to find meaning in
his empty existence.
4/5
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