Review of Ikiru (1952) by Simon A — 07 Sep 2007

The Greatest Akira Kurasawa Film there is nothing greater then this movie.

This review of Ikiru (1952) was written by Simon A on 07 Sep 2007.

Ikiru has generally received very positive reviews.

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