Cinematheque: Kurosawa Centennial

An aging bureaucrat (Takashi Shimura) is forced to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his final days after a terminal cancer diagnose. Considered by some to be Akira Kurosawa’s greatest achievement, Ikiru presents the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of a man’s death."I think this is one of the few movies that might actually be able to inspire someone to lead their life a little differently." (Roger Ebert)