Kurosawa’s ‘Ikiru’ Comes Back to Life in ‘Living’
'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.

A talented young man, Alexander, brought up in an orphanage, from an early age fascinated by the tough male sport - MMA. He is intensely preparing for the title fight, but His Majesty Chance unexpectedly intervenes in the ambitious plans of the young man. At a training camp in Crimea, he meets the mysterious deaf girl Dina. She is a photographer and pays special attention to her hands, because her hands are her voice. Overcoming difficulties in communication, young people fall in love with each other. What will this love bring? After all, a girl and a young man belong to different worlds, the world of the deaf and the world of hearing ... Will young people be able to stay together, overcoming the insidious fate, to become happy?
'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.
An uncomplicated, family-oriented man struggles to adjust to an ever-changing world, especially after suffering a loss. Even for the early 1900s, a less complicated time in many ways than now, Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton) is a simple man.
A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.
This action thriller is made with the hope that the black youth of America will feel empowered, and realize the significance of their heritage.
Though 'Bound' technically falls under the genres of crime and thriller, the film's heart is a romance between two women.
“Trust your gut" is one of the most common pieces of advice you’ll receive during your lifetime. And as a person inclined to trust my intuition above all else, it’s the most common advice I find myself giving in real life and in my online socialising. But what happens when your gut is trying to warn you that something is seriously wrong without you being able to identify what triggered it in the first place? How can you act on a feeling or make it go away when you don’t have a clue about what could be wrong? How can you trust your intuition when you don’t know what makes it act out in the first place?