Film1952143 min

Ikiru

Name: Ikiru
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952
Duration: 143 min
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri

Taste attributes: dramabusinessromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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"A big story of a little man which will grip your soul ..."

Boxlist takeAn intimate, unhurried drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

8.4 /10

TMDB · 707 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

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.

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