Ikiru (1952)
A longtime bureaucrat in city hall learns he has a terminal illness and only a short time left to live. This shocking revelation forces him to confront the emptiness of his life, which has been spent doing meaningless paperwork. He resolves to use his remaining time to accomplish one significant thing, fighting against the apathy of the government system to which he has dedicated his life.
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90/100
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About Ikiru
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin'ichi Himori
Language: Japanese, Latin, English, French
Runtime: 143 min
Genre: Drama
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