Remade as
Anand (1971)
Chitrashalabham (1998)
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
Dream the Impossible Dream (2006)
- swing scene is influenced by Ikiru
Little Children (2006)
- SPOILER: Ronnie, after cutting off his "privates", contemplates his life/death on a swing in a playground.
Seven Samurai: Origins and Influences (2006) (V)
- still shown
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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