May 28, 2024
How should we be ‘Living’? Kurosawa and Ishiguro tackle the question, 70 years apart

How should we be ‘Living’? Kurosawa and Ishiguro tackle the question, 70 years apart

As a kid, Kazuo Ishiguro saw Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film Ikiru. “It made a terrific impact on me,” the Nobel prize-winner recalls. His film Living is nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.



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