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Ikiru (1958)

  
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Thoughtful tale from Akira Kurosawa about a petty bureaucrat who, after he learns he has terminal cancer, tries to set his life in order and searches for the meaning of his existence. Takashi Shimura stars in this haunting, inspiring drama. 143 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; documentaries; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D48563
$39.99
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Category:
Foreign
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
DVD Criterion
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Minosuke Yamada, Yunosuke Ito, Takashi Shimura, Kamatari Fujiwara, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Bokuzen Hidari, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Nakamura, Isao Kimura, Nobuo Kaneko
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