On special today for 20% off: Order the CLV for $47.96 Japan drama 1952 bw 142 min. Director: Akira Kurosawa CLV: $59.95 - available            2 discs, catalog # CC1224L VHS: available from Home Vision Cinema Perhaps Akira Kurosawa's most masterly film, Ikiru is a sensitive tale of a man's confrontation with death. Given six months to live, Kenji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat, searches for fulfillment after 25 years of being buried in meaningless routine. Watanabe wanders from the shallow pleasures of wine and sex, to the human companionship of a younger woman, and finally to an act of social responsibility by building a children's playground. Clips | In Depth | Index of Films Buy CLV | View Items | Checkout Ordering Information | Criterion | Home Vision