Ikiru is one of those films that can change your life forever. Ikiru means living. But what does it actually mean to live? Akira Kurosawa's hero hasn't really lived for 30 years, instead, he just walked through everyday life as a body that was always busy. Then the news hits him that he has cancer and will soon die, making him want to live again after quite a long time.
Kurosawa takes up the most diverse themes of life in…