Review of Ikiru (1952) by Dave A — 30 Jun 2008
Not all Kurosawa's films were samurai epics, and this one from 1952 is about an aging bureaucrat - played by the brilliant Takashi Shimura, who discovers he has only a year to live and decides to do something worthwhile with his remaining time. The film is both a satire on bureaucratic inertia, and a touching portrait of a determined, but frail old man.
Takashi Shimura's acting is truely sublime; subtle but immensely powerful. Hard to believe this is the same man who was to play the leader of the Seven Samurai in Kurosawa's next film...
This review of Ikiru (1952) was written by Dave A on 30 Jun 2008.
Ikiru has generally received very positive reviews.
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