Review of Ikiru (1952) by Morten Ø — 30 Nov 2007

So far, my favorite Asian movie. I simply love this movie. Ikiru is indeed a great man!

This review of Ikiru (1952) was written by Morten Ø on 30 Nov 2007.

Ikiru has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Ikiru

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Pante S (25) on 01 Jun 2017

, ????????????, ??????, ?????? ????????? ?? ??????????????, ????? ??????????, ???????? ????? ????? ???-…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Dorianator F (445) on 03 Jan 2014

Fantastic film. Very beautiful and emotional. It's a good film about a man's reflection of life when he gets to the end of his life…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Kerby H (812) on 20 Mar 2014

For some reason I just don't find any appeal in a lot of Kurosawa's work, no matter how human it is…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Kyle M (2,387) on 08 Oct 2014

One of the greatest, saddest yet most uplifting films ever made, if that makes any sense. A masterpiece if ever there was one…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Sebastian O (208) on 05 Apr 2016

I'm still pretty unfamiliar with Akira Kurosawa's work as this is only my third film from the man. We follow a dying man…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Spencer P (651) on 17 Aug 2016

One of the very few perfect movies i've seen in my life. The art of cinema exists to achieve such heights…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Ryan V (1,568) on 17 Mar 2016

The first half of Ikiru (to live) focuses on an elderly bureaucrat (Takashi Shimura) who embarks on a heartbreaking quest for identity after…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Nik M (576) on 04 Mar 2016

Ikiru is such a sad movie…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Robert H (1,967) on 13 Nov 2015

Will watch this for 10th time on my way to Singapore…

Read Review

Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Henry W (153) on 11 Dec 2016

Ikiru is slow paced but wastes no time ripping your heart out…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Audrey Rose (1977)

By Alexander C (2,448) on 01 Dec 2012

Anthony Hopkins was probably the best actor in this movie. The plot was kind of weak…

Read Review

Review of Summertime (1955)

By Steve P (906) on 20 Feb 2011

Inane and overacted. The photography of Venice is about the only thing of any value. Katherine Hepburn is terrible…

Read Review

Review of The Long Day Closes (1992)

By Andrew A (555) on 21 Feb 2009

One of the most disappointing films I've ever seen. British indie drama so had high hopes but nothing whatsoever happens in this film…

Read Review

Review of Look Back in Anger (1959)

By Rachael H (286) on 20 Oct 2010

A 1950s kitchen sink drama which is very Coronation Street…

Read Review

Review of An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

By Ann S (184) on 14 Dec 2009

I know it's very difficult to make these small films, where every character seems real, but really, a bit more has to happen…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Ikiru

1952

87%636 Reviews

Joe's Apartment

1996

51%318 Reviews

Unfaithful

2002

68%603 Reviews

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

1986

61%8 Reviews

The Lives of Others

2006

87%826 Reviews

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017

61%1,477 Reviews

Belly

1998

61%377 Reviews

The Chumscrubber

2005

63%491 Reviews

Hero

1982

73%601 Reviews

The Fountain

1934

71%787 Reviews