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License to Live poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.7 / 100
1998·Comedy / Drama·1h 49m

LICENSE TO LIVE

“Am I dreaming? Did I really exist?”

Having fallen into a coma following a car accident at 14, Yutaka wakes ten years later and realizes that his family is no longer intact: father, mother and sister live at different places, so he decides to reopen the farm that his family once ran.

Above the Line
Kiyoshi Kurosawa·DirectorKiyoshi Kurosawa·ScreenplayJunichiro Hayashi·Director of PhotographyGary Ashiya·Original Music ComposerMasahiro Onaga·Editor
Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima·Yutaka YoshiiKoji Yakusho·FujimoriShun Sugata·Shinichiro YoshiiLily·Sachiko IwataniKumiko Aso·Chizuru YoshiiShow Aikawa·KasakiYoriko Doguchi·MikiRen Osugi·MurotaHiromitsu Suzuki·KurumeKosuke Toyohara·Doctor
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 2
Kiyoshi Kurosawa·DirectorTatsuya Yoshimura·First Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Kiyoshi Kurosawa·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Junichiro Hayashi·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Masahiro Onaga·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Gary Ashiya·Original Music ComposerMakio Ika·Sound
Art & Design· 1
Tomoyuki Maruo·Art Direction
Production· 5
Shigeo Fujita·ProducerSatoshi Kanno·ProducerHiroyuki Kato·ProducerAtsuyuki Shimoda·ProducerTsutomu Tsuchikawa·Producer
By the Numbers
63.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#C0C0C0
#A9A9A9
Mood
Contemplative
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two men in the upper half of the image. The man on the left has dark, curly hair and a mustache, wearing a white t-shirt. The man on t”

Key Elements
Discarded ItemsAppliancesMetal Frames
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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