I don't quite agree about Ikiru. How can it be depressing to watch a cinematic masterpiece if you love films? To watch a great movie is exhilerating. I walked out of Boys Don't Cry in a happy mood because they had made such a good movie out of that material. It had lived up to expectations. In the case of Ikiru, besides the wonderful filmmaking technique, there are additional powerful reasons to be uplifted: because the story of Mr. Watanabe teaches us that one can make something of one's life; and also because the movie gives one a sense that the truth can come out, as the truth about Watanabe's determination and goodness comes out through the course of the funeral discussion. Johan, you were just having a bad week.