Ikiru is a movie from the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, it was release on the year 1952 in Japan, it's a movie that presents to a men called  Kanji, he is a mature men who has been  almost his all life working on a public office as the boss, he has to perform a samey job every single day, stamping certificates, redacting permissions of public constructions, he hasn't missed a single day to his job. His wife died a long time ago and the only thing that he has is his house, his savings, and his repetitive work in the office. He didn't felt really satisfied with the things that have reached along his life, his life was really grey actually. Until one day he decided to go to the hospital because of a physical discomfort, after that the medical check him his biggest concerns became true: His days of life were counted. This notice change his life completely making him embark on a journey to find the sense of his existence.
This is just a brief review from a marvelous movie wich no matter how many times can be see, it always will leave you something to reflect on, in my personal experience it really leave an impressionon me so I wish you the same. You are totally invited to submerge on this rough, but at the same time, sweet history, completely current to the times that we live and simple like the life itself.