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Kurosawa-san may be too humble to add his own Ikiru (生きる, "To Live") to this list. But it well deserves its place in the pantheon. A film to restore your faith

Kurosawa-san may be too humble to add his own Ikiru (生きる, "To Live") to this list. But it well deserves its place in the pantheon. A film to restore your faith in the simple act of surviving ;)

nanna 6y ago
I completely agree! Ikiru had a huge effect on me, and I've never been able to forget Takashi Shimura's facial expressions from it.
hkmurakami 6y ago
A bit OT, but this reminded me of the story behind the “catch copy” by Shigesato Itoi [1] for Mononoke Hime, 「生きろ」 https://ghibli.jpn.org/report/mononoke-9/ https://ghibli.jpn.org/report/mononoke-9/ (Used prominently in their marketing material including posters) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigesato_Itoi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigesato_Itoi
tootie 6y ago
There's a whole bunch of his films I'd put squarely in my all-time list. Ikiru, Ran, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, High and Low, Dersu Uzala, Rashomon. It's one masterpiece after another. Try watching Seven Samurai and Ikiru back to back to really appreciate the genius of Takeshi Shimura as an actor.
- JKCalhoun 6y ago
  High and Low — as good as Hitchcock. Not what most people are expecting with Kurosawa.
- dlbucci 6y ago
  To quote Francis Ford Coppola, "Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine."
autarch 6y ago
Anyone setting out to watch this should be warned that they will cry like a little baby. At least I did.