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A review by CinemaSerf
7.0
Written by CinemaSerf on 6 / Sep / 2022
Takashi Shimura is "Watanabe", an elderly civil service lifer who is told that he has terminal stomach cancer. After years of a disciplined, rather pedestrian existence he now feels a need to emancipa...
A review by Peter McGinn
7.0
Written by Peter McGinn on 5 / Apr / 2023
I watched the English follow-up version (Living) before watching this original, and wished I had reversed my order. I liked Living much more than this original, but since both were written by the same...
A review by badelf
7.0
Written by badelf on 3 / Jul / 2023
Typical Kurasawa creative framing in the beginning of the movie. The scene of dancers shot through bead curtains swinging in time to the music was brilliant. His choice of Miki Odagiri for muse is br...