Will to Live (1999)
- Original title
- 生きたい
- Directed by
- Kaneto Shindō
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An elderly man decides to live life on his own terms after a health scare. He reconnects with family and faces his mortality with quiet resolve.
gentlebittersweetcontemplativewarmpoignantslow-pacedreflectiveheartfelt
What happens
Will to Live (生きたい, Ikitai) is a 1999 Japanese comedy drama film directed by Kaneto Shindō starring Rentarō Mikuni and Shinobu Otake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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