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βThe club and bar scenes near the beginning seem to go on much longer than in the remake, or at least it felt like it!β
Peter McGinn Β· TMDB reviews β
βAnd the same for the later scenes with the young woman.β
Peter McGinn Β· TMDB reviews β
βThe last act stuck me as rather static.β
badelf Β· TMDB reviews β
Read 24 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 1% Β· too thin for a score Β· how this works
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βOver the years I have seen "Ikiru" every five years or so, and each time it has moved me, and made me think.β
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Β· 100
βLike βStray Dogβ and βDrunken Angel,β it illuminates a reeling society while telling a story of deep human emotion.β
Mark Chalon Smith, Los Angeles Times Β· 100
βA thoughtful, existential meditation about the meaning of life and what constitutes a life well-lived, Ikiru is almost guaranteed to prod the viewer to examine his or her own mortality and ponder how, in the end, the scales will tip.β
James Berardinelli, ReelViews Β· 100
βThe genius of Akira Kurosawaβs Ikiru is the way this deeply sentimental film continually deflates sentimentality.β
Josh Larsen, LarsenOnFilm Β· 100
βThis is the flip side to his samurai films, an introspective, naturalistic contemporary drama combining progressive social criticism with a universal humanist message.β
Staff (Not Credited), Total Film Β· 100
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βThis movie is supremely unique. It doesnt' bother with all the normal movie tropes, and goes right to the full honest truth about life, and what is truly important.β
codyzread it β
βheartwrenching, yet cautionary tale about death and life, worth a watch if you havent seen itβ
Poddyread it β
βgreat film, that gives a lot of emotions and let us think about how good the life isβ
mstaub87read it β
βAn emotional heartbreaking tale of the final months of a man with cancer. A true foreign classic!β
J0hnnybusterread it β
βThe club and bar scenes near the beginning seem to go on much longer than in the remake, or at least it felt like it!β
Peter McGinnabout 0β15% inread it β
βAnd the same for the later scenes with the young woman.β
Peter McGinnabout 50β75% inread it β
βThe last act stuck me as rather static.β
badelfabout 75β100% inread it β
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