Review of Ikiru (1952) by Daniel H — 15 Aug 2008
One of the all-time greats. The old man's night on the town, through the swinging, drunken, glittery Tokyo night-life, is probably my favorite sequence of all time. The film is structurally daring - the second half a much slower post-funeral sequence - but once you adjust, the effect is obliterating.
A beautiful and profound meditation on what it means to be alive, and what to give your life towards, and ten times more entertaining than that actually sounds.
This review of Ikiru (1952) was written by Daniel H on 15 Aug 2008.
Ikiru has generally received very positive reviews.
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