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To Live

Ikiru

1952

Akira Kurosawa

Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyôko Seki, Makoto Kobori ...

8.3

12,145

Drama Kanji Watanabe has served in a monotonous bureaucratic position in City Hall for 30 years, providing for a son who only seems to care about his money. He is seemingly content with this barely living routine, until a trip to the doctor reveals that he is dying of stomach cancer. Suddenly awakened to the meaninglessness of his life so far, Watanabe searches in vain for a way to give his life purpose.

	Author	Review
United States	Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune	"If you have never seen it, you should. If you have seen it before, your admiration will only increase"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"One of the few movies that might actually be able to inspire someone to lead their life a little differently (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"There has never been a smarter, more compassionate film about imminent death"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A varied and detailed illustration of middle-class life in contemporary Japan, with a good deal of caustic social comment and extra thick sentiment"	POS
United States	Ben Livant Slant	"The first thing I have to say about 'Ikiru'—and ultimately to Kurosawa—is thank you (...) Sublime"	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"The narrative is carefully paced and the central performance magnificent"	POS
United States	Time Out	"One of the triumphs of humanist cinema (...) Kurosawa’s eclectic style is a delight (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"It is technically excellent with a telling Occidental-type musical score."	POS

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