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54 out of 54 people found this review helpful.

"Life Is Brief" b/w "You *Can* Fight City Hall": Kurosawa's Ikiru

Date of Review:  Aug 20, 2004
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line wants to be remembered for hindering the progress of a million reviewers. It's a proud and lasting legacy.
Review: In "The Royal Tenenbaums", Gene Hackman's title character is given (or says he's been given) six months to live. He takes this tragedy and turns it into an opportunity to get to know his kids again, and renew affections with his wife. It's a...
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  5.0

by: mfunk75
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
It's a Kurosawa film
Cons
It's a Kurosawa film without any samurai
 
40 out of 40 people found this review helpful.

Akira Kurosawa Tackles The Meaning of Life

Date of Review:  Mar 4, 2009
The Bottom Line: Highly Recommended: Takashi Shimura is sensational as a man reflecting on the life he has wasted. Another classic from Akira Kurosawa
Review: I’ve been digging into Akira Kurosawa’s movies a little lately, and this time it’s the turn of Ikiru. Although it was released in 1952, in between such big hits as Rashômon and Seven Samurai, Ikiru itself was not an instant international hit. In...
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  4.0

by: andaryl
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Shimura is excellent, Philosophical and...
Cons
Last segment dragged a little
 
31 out of 31 people found this review helpful.

I Can't Afford to Hate People, I Don't Have That Kind of Time

Date of Review:  Nov 14, 2007
The Bottom Line: Ikiru is an Inspirational, Complex Drama from Akira Kurosawa & Co. Featuring a Brilliant Performance from Takashi Shimura. (4.5 out of 5)
Review: While Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa is predominantly known for his samurai films or films that involved samurai in old Japan. The director often adds more elements of drama to the film to renew the idea of samurai. Part of those elements have...
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  4.0

by: thevoid99
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Kurosawa's Direction, Script,...
Cons
A Few Minor Pacing Issues & Change of...
 
27 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

Watanabe – More Than a Wanna-be

Date of Review:  Apr 20, 2004
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended for mature viewers as a skillful exploration of meaning-of-life issues
Review: Ikiru was one of Akiri Kurosawa's earlier films, being produced in 1952. Though Kurosawa was just forty-two at the time, he was already an accomplished director, having the fine film Rashômon already to his credit. It is nevertheless amazing...
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  4.0

by: metalluk
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Important theme strongly reinforced,...
Cons
A bit slow and not especially...
 
39 out of 40 people found this review helpful.

Ikiru - A Masterpiece by Kurosawa

Date of Review:  Jan 5, 2003
The Bottom Line: a movie that gets better as I get older
Review: The opening shot of the film Ikiru is an x-ray of a man named Watanabe's chest. Watanabe (Takashi Shimura) has gastric cancer, but doesn't know it yet. According to the narrator "He just drifts through life. In fact, he's barely alive." It is then...
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  5.0

by: naphtalia
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
everything
Cons
not a thing
 
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

stopping by the swings on a snowy evening

Date of Review:  Aug 4, 2003
The Bottom Line: Any movie that could affect the way in which one leads one's life is essential viewing.
Review: Akira Kurosawa's powerful masterpiece resembles the Frank Capra classic, "It's a Wonderful Life." Both films deal with the notion of one man making a difference in the world and the question: what does it mean to live ('Ikiru' means 'to live')?
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  5.0

by: spus025
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
direction, lead performance
Cons
the co-workers at the funeral are a...
 
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

An examined life worth living

Date of Review:  Dec 24, 2000
Review: Having seen other Akira Kurosawa films, I figured that "Ikiru" would be basically similar; like "The Seven Samurai" and "Rashomon", I expected Kuroswa's deft mix of cinematic technique, complex and engaging storyline, and impeccable acting. What I...
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  5.0

by: theoryhead
Recommended to buy: No

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brilliant acting, imaginative writing,...
Cons
it will not appeal to those raised on...
 

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