Criterion Trailer 221: Ikiru

[ashburnhouse]

Still my favorite movie of all time.

[REALITY2point0]

the best film I have ever seen about finding meaning and purpose in life and living it

[ShinXari]

Every one of Shimura's expressions gives me the chills. It's so....masterfully deep.....

[JesterHopperpot1]

Love Seven Samurai, love Yojimbo, but I think Ikiru is Kurosawa's masterpiece

[ABdadaSURD]

This movie was beautiful, truly e masterpiece and a wonderful work of art. I can't get that song ("Life is Brief") that Watanabe sings out of my head

[wachorugua]

wow man this is depressing

[FernyBass007]

i guarantee if pearl harbor never happen, this films will be release in the u.s......and change hollywood for good.........japanese films are movies, not the stuff from hollywood of fantasies..

[parchettt]

when he was singing in the bar, a tear rolled over my cheek, Akira Kurosawa is one of the best, thnx god for the clasics because i can't stand for the bullshit that comes from hollywood year after year.

[Uberbadassguy69]

@parchettt Whoa!!! I stumble upon on your comment and you pretty muched summed up what I think! Hollywood is only good as a puke bucket! They make me so sick nowadays, hashing out remake after remake, especially from the Asian horror community. Kudos to you and to Kurosawa!!!

Cheers :D

[parchettt]

@Uberbadassguy69 it's funny that my comment is on stumble upon, cheers to you too

[xaxie1]

I just got this and now I find the disk is faulty and stops around the part where the man shows him to a party.

Im annoyed, but I wasent as hooked into it as Seven Samurai

[lakewalker11]

One of the Greatest movies ever made. Perhaps even THE greatest.

One of the few works of art that may acutally change your life if you let it.

[xaxie1]

@lakewalker11

If you think its 'the' greatest, watch seven samurai, if you havent already :P

[Zlagie]

I WANT A RE-RELEASE!!!!

[Banzaifighter]

@Zlagie i support you !!

[almoztahbeast23]

such a great trailer. kurosawas best film.

[spaz01112]

Never has a film made me cry so hard, as Ikiru. Even watching this trailer makes me swell up in tears.

I feel that everyone in this day and age needs to stop being so greedy and selfish and ask themselves what it means, to live.

[Jitpring]

@spaz01112 Agreed! This is one of the most devastating movies ever made.

[1framistan]

One of my MOST FAVORITE movies of all !! First time i watched, almost changed channel (black and white, subtitled, OLD, japanese...etc) but i watched it. Then I bought the movie on dvd. I see new insights every time i play the dvd.

[JunmaiSake]

You mean "It's NOT too late". That's how everybody should feel after watching this movie!!

[thinedoor2]

"It's too late."

This movie has affected me every time I've watched it.

[penlama]

i just watched this film! it was amazing. it must have been groundbreaking at its time. A very memorable and true film.

[bebere99]

It reminds me a bit of Ozu's treatments of Japan's modernizing society; that said, I break up every time I see this.

[Questpeace]

Best Kurosawa film.

[taliayu]

one of the bestest movies ever!

[MingoSloan]

Worst trailer ever - stop watching it and get the film.

[gerchanousky]

really sucks of Darren Arronofsky took that shot (25-38 secons) straight from this movie and put it in the fountain.

[gerchanousky]

darren aronofsky*

[textthing]

Yes, I noticed that, and it annoyed the heck out of me. A mediocre director like that cribbing such a great moment.

[Questpeace]

See the Wrestler and call him mediocre. Oh wait, you couldn't because that movie's flippin' phenomenal and the best of '08.

[Questpeace]

So tell me, is ignorance really blissful?

[textthing]

If you're trying to imply that some piece of tat by Paul Thomas Anderson is in any way compatible with this film, then the ignorance is yours.

[Questpeace]

I'm sorry, where did I ever compare any film to Ikiru?

[textthing]

What in the heck did you bring it up for?

[Questpeace]

You called Aronofsky a mediocre director, I corrected your bullshit.

[textthing]

Aronofsky is a hack. It's not a correction, it's a misinformed opinion.

[Questpeace]

Remind me your thoughts on the Wrestler, oh wait, you haven't seen it? Well then, I guess you're the hack.

[textthing]

Hey, if it wins an Oscar you can feel vindicated.

[ucihapokujin]

rawr

smug internet film nerd is angry! >:(

[sunofsun23]

i saw this last night...this is one of the most touching movies i've ever seen.

[QuieroGuerra]

Indeed it is. It can actually be life changing.

[QuieroGuerra]

Indeed it is. It can actually be life changing.

[Tanjaleesa06]

we just had to watch this film for class!

[rass321]

I truly love Ikiru and Kurosawa but I have to say, this is a bad trailer. Its not as bad as "The Seventh Seal" trailer but damn.

Anyway amazing movie, just bought it as a christmas gift to two of my uncles, everyone really needs to see Ikiru.

[Annaleebie]

Wow, I haven't even seen this movie yet and it's already made me cry. The main character's sad face is just.... ;_;

[RationalEmotive]

People tell me to have been touched by soap operas or the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I say nothing and think to myself: what idiots.

An aspect of Ikiru you might also consider is, that as well in technical aspects as lighting, music, camera and production design it does not lag behind the directing and acting.

It is still hard for me to believe, but the greatness of art does in general not correspond to how much people it will attract. Well, its ars gratia artis then.

[IAMK0NATAIZUMI]

Same here.

[shoebobs]

Shouldn't call someone an idiot because they were touched by The Lord of the Rings and you weren't. LOTR is full of character development, friendships, and fighting for what you love. Yes, it's in a fantasy world but they still deal with the same emotional turmiol as us. Sorry to rabble, but it was hard to see someone group LOTR and soap operas together. I'm all about rooting against what's popular, but there's a reason why Tolkein's legacy lives on, and maybe Peter Jackson's will as well

[shoebobs]

By the way, I love "Ikiru" and was indeed touched by it..maybe moreso than LOTR :0

[lilpiska]

people can be touched by different things. you don't have to be an idiot to be touched by lotr. you sound like an asshole. i bet you judge people by what kind of music they listen to too.

[unkgrounder]

cual es el nombre de la cancion del final?

[bowiebyrne]

creo que es Gondola No Uta (cancion de la gondola)

[herrjemischnee]

Best asian movie ever

[sleeplessintokyo]

beyond any comment.

its sophisticatedly simple. yet hard to recognize.

[realeimperobritannic]

100 Most touching film moments (continue the list if you know any):

1. Ikiru - the whole film

2. One Flew over the cuckoo's nest - ending

3. Midnight Cowboy - ending

[FragileZeroSpace]

4. The ending to "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"? Jimmy Stewart is a great actor and the power in the last monologue is great.

5. "It's a Wonderful Life" whole film? I'm sorry, just Frank Capra is a godo film maker.

[realeimperobritannic]

My list got outdated pretty fast: "It's a wonderful life" went to #1, the first movie to make me cry :) . Mr Smith is also an utter masterpiece, like all other Capra's i've seen! Anyway, i'd added also Elephant Man and Shawshank Redemption.

[realeimperobritannic]

We can do a list of great touching films/moments, in which 'd add:

It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ikiru, Elephant Man, One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Shawshank, Midnight Cowboy, an many more to come!

Thank you for your contribution, you've got an excellent taste for movies!

And, before i forget, Ikiru is one of the GREATEST movies EVER! Kurosawa is my favorite director, along with Capra, of course, and Lynch.

[FragileZeroSpace]

I have only seen Rashomon, Kagemusha, and High and Low. I own Dreams and Seven Samurai ... but I somehow overlooked such a powerful film. I can't find this though. This looks like a truly beautiful film.

[FragileZeroSpace]

I recently purchased the Criterion DVD of "Ikiru" and needless to say, it may be the most touching and beautiful film I have ever seen. I have yet to cry during a film, but this turned me into a sniveling stuffed thing. The beginning when he is remembering his son as a child just destroys me... And the swingset scene ... no ... I cry now ...

[QuieroGuerra]

That swing set scene is one of the greatest closing shots in the cinema.

[chinopisces]

The Criterion Collection has remastered this film and can now be purchased at the best possible quality. Check out their site or go to any decent Japanese video store.

[textthing]

The only version I have of this film is the BFI videotape, I'm ashamed to say. I'm going to pick up the Criterion release next chance I get. One of the best movies ever made.

[meister333]

2nd best japanaese Movie ever

[jutsn]

beautiful, moving. i don't think you can appreciate the movie with this trailer (even though it shows some integral scenes), but then again, the movie is pretty hard to find.

[AlbinoTanuki]

I saw this yesterday, it was great; had tears in my eyes.

[whchanhk]

I don't think Takashi Shimura is an underrated actor in history of japanese cinema, he was a great actor forever, may be he was better than Mifune.

[textthing]

I doubt if anyone in Japan ever underrated him. He has always been recognised as a phenomenal talent.

[oneslickjackrabbit]

Takashi Shimura is the most underated actors of both his time and Japanese Cinema. Truely this movie would not have been made without him.

[furusatofurusatoaaa]

志村さんの演技には鬼気迫るものがありますね。

[Susanita2952]

la mejor pelicula de akira sin lugar a dudas gracias maestro

[robbbie85]

superb film, probably Kurosawa best non-period peice.

[petitlapin66]

"But I don't want to die yet...I MUST DO SOMETHING."

Beautiful film with a beautiful message. My favorite Kurosawa film ever...

[MadScout]

I only seen half of this powerful film, but it's brilliant.