I really like Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, a film about a middle aged city government bureaucrat who learns he has stomach cancer and is given six months to live. The movie follows him as he tries to perform one last noble act to end a life he feels he has wasted. It's a deeply humanist and life affirming story that includes social commentary that is still relevant nearly 70 years after the film's release.
I recommend Good Morning if you want something light—it's a great comedy about two schoolchildren trying to pressure their parents into buying a TV. An Autumn Afternoon is a more serious film that looks at, well, the same themes almost of his movies look at lol. The End of Summer is wonderful since it looks at death in a way nothing else does. Really all his films are amazing.
I really like Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, a film about a middle aged city government bureaucrat who learns he has stomach cancer and is given six months to live. The movie follows him as he tries to perform one last noble act to end a life he feels he has wasted. It's a deeply humanist and life affirming story that includes social commentary that is still relevant nearly 70 years after the film's release.
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If you like Parasite, I'd recommend watching High and Low, as the two films have a lot of similarities.
That scene in High and Low in the jazz club is still breathtaking—love that film!
Great pick. Films by Ozu are also great and have a lot of similar themes.
The only Ozu film I've seen is Tokyo Story which I thought was fantastic. I need to watch more of his films.
I recommend Good Morning if you want something light—it's a great comedy about two schoolchildren trying to pressure their parents into buying a TV. An Autumn Afternoon is a more serious film that looks at, well, the same themes almost of his movies look at lol. The End of Summer is wonderful since it looks at death in a way nothing else does. Really all his films are amazing.
I'll have to check those out. Thanks for the recommendations!