Ikiru - Criterion Collection (1952) USA
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Director:Akira Kurosawa
Studio:Criterion
Rating:4.5 (100 votes)
Rated:NR
Date Added:2007-10-20
ASIN:B00005JLMU
UPC:9780780026919
Price:$39.95
Genre:Art House & International
Release:2004-01-06
IMDb:0162134
Duration:143
Picture Format:Video
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Languages:Japanese
Subtitles:English
Features:Black and White, Special Edition
Akira Kurosawa  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Takashi Shimura  ...  
Shinichi Himori  ...  
Haruo Tanaka  ...  
Minoru Chiaki  ...  
Miki Odagiri  ...  
Marianne Gravatte  ...  Herself (Miss October 1982)
Petra Verkaik  ...  Herself (Miss December 1989)
Karen Witter  ...  Herself (Miss March 1982)
Susie Owens  ...  Herself (Miss March 1988)
Debi Johnson  ...  Herself (Miss October 1984)
Venice Kong  ...  Herself (Miss September 1985)
Carmen Berg  ...  Herself (Miss July 1987)
Victoria Cooke  ...  Herself (Miss August 1980)
Penny Baker  ...  Herself (Miss January 1984)
Simone Eden  ...  Herself (Miss February 1989)
Devin DeVasquez  ...  Herself (Miss June 1985)
Donna Smith  ...  Herself (Miss March 1985)
Katherine Hushaw  ...  Herself (Miss October 1986)
Liz Stewart  ...  Herself (Miss July 1984)
Laurie Ann Carr  ...  Herself (Miss December 1986) (as Laurie Carr)
Sylvie Valerie  ...  Herself (Miss December 1989) (as Petra Verkaik)
Karen Lorre  ...  Herself (Miss March 1982) (as Karen Witter)
Carmelina Barg  ...  Herself (Miss July 1987) (as Carmen Berg)
Summary: In this film, considered by some critics to be Akira Kurosawa's greatest and most compassionate achievement, Takashi Shimura (Seven Samurai) portrays Kenji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer forced to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his final days.