HBO Max to Remove Akira Kurosawa's 'Ikiru' (1952), Roger Ebert's Ultimate Rewatch
Originally published as: HBO Max Loses the 74-Year-Old Classic Roger Ebert Called His Ultimate Rewatch
Western audiences will probably associate Akira Kurosawa with epics such as Seven Samurai and Ran, and, of course, the widely influential drama Rashomon. However, the legendary Japanese filmmaker also made a quietly meditative drama that is just as well-regarded.