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Jun 15, 2023 1 hr 8 min

#98: Ikiru (1952)

from Shut Up and Watch This Hosted by Ashley Carr & Dave Wilson

In what is turning out to be a very existential few months for the podcast, this month we take a close look at Akira Kurosawa’s IKIRU, in which we follow a lifelong civil servant played by Kurosawa regular Takashi Shimura as he comes to terms with his impending death, and maybe, just maybe figures out what the point of all of this is. And in the third act, Kurosawa, ever the keen observer of humanity, gives us a glimpse of the man’s legacy to those left behind. And so, can the living ever really learn what the dead have to teach us? Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Android. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter. Visit our site: shutupwatchthis.wordpress.com Send your feedback to [email protected] Please consider leaving a review or a star rating on iTunes, so other folks can find us. © 2023 Ashley Carr & Dave Wilson

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