Ikiru.

The article discusses Kurosawa's film Ikiru, now released on Blu-ray by the BFI, which stands out for being one of his few films without Mifune Toshiro. Topics include Ikiru's exploration of mortality, as the protagonist, Watanabe Kanji, faces a crisis about the meaning of life; the film's critique of bureaucratic inefficiency, highlighting the endless passing of responsibility within government departments; and the significant role of female characters.