Ikiru (1952)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Showa_Era
gptkbp:awards gptkb:New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film
gptkbp:based_on The novel ' The Death of Ivan Ilyich' by Leo Tolstoy
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Mitsuo_Watanabe
gptkb:Kuwabara
gptkb:Kanji_Watanabe
Yasuko
Dr. Kobayashi
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Asakazu_Nakai
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact Considered one of the greatest films of all time.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Toho_Company
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Takemitsu_Toru
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ikiru (1952)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Pursuit_of_Happyness
The film ' A Man Called Ove'.
The film ' Life is Beautiful'.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:The_Seventh_Seal
gptkbp:inspiration Kurosawa's own experiences.
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:music gptkb:Takemitsu_Toru
gptkbp:notable_quote ' What is the meaning of life?'
' Life is not about how long you live, but how well you live.'
' I want to be a man who can say he lived.'
' To live is to suffer.'
gptkbp:plot A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after learning he has terminal cancer.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:release_date 1952-04-25
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:runtime 143 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Takashi_Shimura
gptkb:Minoru_Chiaki
gptkb:Miki_Odagiri
gptkbp:theme Existentialism