Ruadhán Jones
The expressive face of Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe in Ikiru (1952). Christian vision of the good life includes the reality of suffering, making it central to our flourishing; if we want to live a good life, we must follow Christ’s example and take up our cross. Perhaps surprisingly, a film from a culture (Japan) largely unfamiliar with Christianity offers a beautiful example of this truth of…
