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Ikiru
He found out he was dying and realised he'd never really lived. So he spent his last months building a playground. 🎠❄️ #Ikiru
Who it's for
Ikiru follows Kanji Watanabe, a Tokyo bureaucrat who has spent 30 years stamping papers, as he learns he has stomach cancer and realises he has not really been living.
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Feelings it meets
What it is
Akira Kurosawa's film follows Kanji Watanabe, a Tokyo bureaucrat who has spent thirty years in a monotonous public works job, as he learns he has terminal stomach cancer.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Terminal illness and death.
Age: Not rated in US (suggested 12+)
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Death”
