Finding life as a hapless government bureaucrat
Ikiru means to live which is the theme of this movie as Takashi Shimurai finds out he has terminal cancer and decides to try to live his best life until his time is up. As the introduction says he is only passing time and not living his life. He’s not even really alive.<br /><br />The reason is because he is a lifeless city bureaucrat. In the opening it shows his job is to skim through reports and put a stamp on them. Director Akira Kurosawa was trying to say that this type of job drains the life out of people and doesn’t serve the public either. It’s one of the major themes of Ikiru.<br /><br />His quest for life plays out in all kinds of interesting and unexpected ways. One time he starts singing a song at a roaring nightclub about death and freezes the entire crowd. Another time he goes out with a young female co-worker and falls asleep at a movie. The idea of just living your life seems like such an easy concept but Kurosawa shows how challenging it can be especially for an older man like Shimurai.
The movie title "Ikiru," available on Prime Video, has received an average rating of 4.8 from 716 reviewers. 
It features elements such as IMDb 8.3, 2 h 23 min, 1956 and 16+, and it is priced at $14.99.

This title falls under the categories of Drama, Emotional and Thoughtful. 
The additional details include the following in key-value format :
 {"Audio languages": ["English"], "Subtitles": ["English"], "Directors": ["Akira Kurosawa"], "Producers": ["Shojiro Motoki"], "Starring": ["Takashi Shimura", "Nobuo Kaneko", "Kyoko Seki"]}

Here is a brief synopsis of the title : A dying man devotes his last months to building a children's playground..