
Ikiru (1952)
A big story of a little man which will grip your soul...
The Radar read
A middle-of-the-pack signal worth a look, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.
Synopsis
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
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