- published: 09 Nov 2013
- views: 16929
Ikiru (生きる?, "To Live") is a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a minor Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. The film is inspired by the Leo Tolstoy short story "The Death of Ivan Ilyich". It stars Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe.
Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura) is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for thirty years. His wife is dead and his son and daughter-in-law, who live with him, seem to care mainly about Watanabe's pension and their future inheritance.
After learning he has stomach cancer and less than a year to live, Watanabe attempts to come to terms with his impending death. He plans to tell his son about the cancer, but decides against it when his son does not pay attention to him. He then tries to find escape in the pleasures of Tokyo's nightlife, but after one night realizes this is not the solution. In a nightclub, Watanabe requests a song from the piano player, and sings "Gondola no Uta" with great sadness. His singing greatly affects those watching him. The song is a ballad encouraging young women to find love while they are still young and beautiful, for life is short.
Ikiru - Original 1952 Trailer
Ikiru (To Live) (1952)
Ikiru (1952) - Film Review
Ikiru Song (1952) "Gondola No Uta" Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura)
Ikiru 1952) Trailer
Ikiru (1952) - La vida es corta
Vivere Ikiru 1952 Akira Kurosawa
EoaA: Akira Kurosawa #3 - Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru - 1952 Full" "Movie' [FREE]
Fumio Hayasaka – IKIRU / 早坂文雄: 「生きる」 (1952) OST
Ikiru (1952) - Akira Kurosawa Appreciation Night - Part One
Ikiru (1952) Full Film
Ikiru (1952) **
Ikiru 1952
Actors: Adolf Hitler (actor), Kim Sønderholm (actor), John F. Kennedy (actor), Erik Holmey (actor), Melany Denise (actress), Christian Emil Banck (writer), Christian Emil Banck (director), Lennart Jakobsen (actor), Martin Jensen (actor), Annika Lund Jensen (actress), Annika Lund Jensen (editor), Kim Nielsen (actor), Paul Meyer (actor), Rasmus S. Madsen (actor), Lennie Mathiesen (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,