Ikiru ("To Live") is an affirming story of hope about a senior civil servant for the city public works department. Having lived so many prosaic years behind his desk, oblivious to the real problems in his life -- a disloyal son, scheming co-workers, the need for companionship -- it is only after he is diagnosed with cancer that he finds meaning and conviction. Comic and moving, wonderfully acted, this film will definitely stay with you.