Ikiru
A quiet, deeply moving meditation on mortality that asks you to sit with a man's regret and his late, small triumph.
- About
- 1952 film by Akira Kurosawa
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1952
- Runtime
- 143 min
A quiet, deeply moving meditation on mortality that asks you to sit with a man's regret and his late, small triumph.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 1 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 3 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 1 | |
| Tension | 4 | |
| Darkness | 6 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 9 |
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