Ikiru
1952 · 143 min · Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Emotional fingerprint
Ikiru (1952) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Inspiration15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 8.3/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Melancholy
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Melancholy | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Melancholy | 32 % | 17 % | 23 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Melancholy | 44 % | 30 % | 28 % | 32 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 65 % | 55 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sadness | 69 % | 61 % | 53 % | 57 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Sadness | 64 % | 56 % | 50 % | 55 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Sadness | 61 % | 53 % | 49 % | 54 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Melancholy | 53 % | 40 % | 46 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Melancholy | 52 % | 39 % | 50 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Melancholy | 53 % | 38 % | 45 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Empathy | 50 % | 33 % | 34 % | 45 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 60 % | 48 % | 39 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 70 % | 60 % | 44 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Inspiration | 68 % | 53 % | 39 % | 56 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 55 % | 40 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Melancholy | 49 % | 35 % | 35 % | 40 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Inspiration | 53 % | 32 % | 33 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Inspiration | 59 % | 33 % | 36 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Inspiration | 65 % | 39 % | 43 % | 53 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 132′ | Sadness | 71 % | 49 % | 49 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 139′ | Melancholy | 78 % | 60 % | 63 % | 65 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1952
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Country
- Japan
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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