{"product_id":"ikiru-to-live","title":"IKIRU (TO LIVE) - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIKIRU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA film by Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes I think of death , wrote Kurosawa, I think of ceasing to be... and its from these thoughts that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIkiru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e came. The story of a man diagnosed with stomach cancer, Kurosawa's film is a series contemplation of the nature of existence and the question of how we find meaning in our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpening with a slot of an x-ray, showing the main character's stomach, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIkiru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the tale of a dedicated, downtrodden civil servant who, diagnosed with a fatal cancer, learns to change his dull, unfulfilled existence, and suddenly discovers a zest for life. Plunging first into self-pity, then a bout of hedonistic pleasure-seeking on the frenetic streets of post-war Tokyo, Watanabe the film's hero finally finds satisfaction through building a children's playground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautifully played by Takashi Shimura (who starred in 21 of Kurosawa's films), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIkiru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an intensely lyrical and moving film, and was one of Kurosawa's own favourites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDVD extras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e include an introduction by Alex Cox and biographies of Kurosawa and Shimura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1952 | black \u0026amp; white | Japanese language with English subtitles | 137 minutes | Ratio 4:3 | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An intensely moving film... elegiac and sometimes quirkshly funny.' --Time out\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most achieved and satisfying of all Kurosawa's non-period movies.' --Tony Ryans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most achieved and satisfying of all Kurosawa's mon-period movies.' --Tony Ryans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600829665454,"sku":"BFIVD591","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ikiru-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409577","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/ikiru-to-live","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}