Movie connections for
Ikiru (1952)

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Remade as

Anand (1971)
Ikiru (2007) (TV)
Ikiru (2010)

References

Citizen Kane (1941)
 -  narrative technique: attempts by characters, via memories and flashbacks, to understand protagonist's life after he has passed

Referenced in

The Geisha Boy (1958)
Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962)
Brazil (1985)
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV)
Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda (1999)
 -  detective kim swings on a swingset contemplating life and death much like the main character in ikiru.
American Beauty (1999)
 -  opening narration about a dead main character
Little Children (2006)
 -  SPOILER: Ronnie, after cutting off his "privates", contemplates his life/death on a swing in a playground.
The Fountain (2006)
 -  The scene where Tom walks along the street and is nearly run over is lifted directly from Ikiru

Featured in

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)

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