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76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Desmond Ryan
    100
    A profound and deeply moving exploration of facing death with dignity.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    90
    It's not one of Kurosawa's great films.... But it is, within its own proportions, nearly perfect.
  3. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kim Morgan
    83
    Little spectacle but much bittersweet sensitivity.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    80
    Unabashedly personal and uncool...but between you and me, dear reader, I love it to death.
  5. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    80
    Has the expressionistic simplicity of Kurosawa's other late films.
  6. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    78
    It's a satisfying swan song.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V. A. Musetto
    75
    The late Akira Kurosawa's shamelessly sentimental last film is a fond and fitting farewell.
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    75
    This warm, celebratory and very public film is punctuated by sudden and luminous private visualizations.
  9. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    75
    It is an important work, and a very good one.
  10. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Kurosawa's farewell film is full of sentiment, tears, toasts and songs.
  11. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Wordy, wearying drama.
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