#221: KUROSAWA, Akira: Ikiru (1952)
KUROSAWA, Akira (Japan)
Ikiru [1952]
Spine #221
DVD/Blu-ray
DVD/Blu-ray
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.
143 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2015
Director/Writers
Written by Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa was 42 when he directed Ikiru.
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The Film
Other Kurosawa films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Eclipse Series 7: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
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Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
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The Film
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The Booklet
DVD: Eight-page wraparound featuring an essay by Donald Richie.
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
DVD: Eight-page wraparound featuring an essay by Donald Richie.
Blu-ray: Twelve-page wraparound featuring the same essay.
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Commentary
By Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa.
A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies (2000)
By Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa.
A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies (2000)
An 81-minute documentary produced by Kurosawa Production Inc., featuring interviews with the director on the sets of his later films.
Documentary
Documentary
A 41-minute documentary on Ikiru from the series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, including interviews with Kurosawa, writer Oguni, actor Shimura, and many others.
Original theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Original theatrical trailer
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