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Ikiru poster
S
Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 89.8 / 100
1952·Drama·2h 23m

IKIRU

“A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...”

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Above the Line
Akira Kurosawa·DirectorAkira Kurosawa·ScreenplayShinobu Hashimoto·ScreenplayAsakazu Nakai·Director of PhotographyFumio Hayasaka·Original Music ComposerAkira Kurosawa·Editor
Cast
Takashi Shimura·Kanji WatanabeHaruo Tanaka·SakaiNobuo Kaneko·Mitsuo, son of KanjiBokuzen Hidari·OharaMiki Odagiri·ToyoShinichi Himori·KimuraMinoru Chiaki·NoguchiMinosuke Yamada·Subordinate Clerk SaitoKamatari Fujiwara·Sub-Section Chief OnoMakoto Kobori·Kiichi Watanabe, Kanji's Brother
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Akira Kurosawa·Director
Writing· 3
Akira Kurosawa·ScreenplayShinobu Hashimoto·ScreenplayHideo Oguni·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Asakazu Nakai·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Akira Kurosawa·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Fumio Hayasaka·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Sōjirō Motoki·Producer
By the Numbers
89.8
OF 100
Master Score
8.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$55K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ikiru's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#A9A9A9
Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The black and white poster features a man sitting on a swing in a snowy park. He is wearing a hat and a dark coat. A wooden fence is visible in the background, ”

Key Elements
SwingHatCoatFenceSnow
Atmosphere
Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Rural
Design Score
8/10
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