Ep. 8: Ikiru

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We return to our exploration of the absolute classics with one of the most crushingly human stories of mortality and seizing life in the face of untimely death, Kurosawa Akira's Ikiru (1952). Joined this time by special guest Anthony Moss, we get into Kurosawa's masterpiece and its philosophy of self-actualization and fulfillment, discuss the range and emotional power of Shimura Takashi's performance, pick apart Kurosawa's bitter resentment of stringent bureaucracy, and see what this film has taught us about our own perceptions of life and death.

Plus, can an English language remake be possible without being as bad as The Bucket List.

Make sure to check Anthony Moss's YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTo7zMyvczWyTUsWkYZHhTQ

And his podcast I Went to Film School at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i-went-to-film-school/id1478369436

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