Quick Info
- Year
- 1952
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Duration
- 143 min
- Language
- JA
- Country
- JP
External Ratings
IMDb8.3
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes83%
📺 Where to Watch
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Ikiru
Our Rating
8.4/10
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8.5/10
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8.1/10
7.9/10
Overview
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Rating Breakdown
Story
8.4
Acting
8.5
Direction
8.3
Cinematography
8.1
Music
7.9
✓Pros
- Exceptional dramatic depth
- Outstanding performances
- Emotionally powerful story
✕Cons
- Slow pacing in some scenes
- Requires close attention
