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I Live in Fear (1955)
Ikimono no kiroku (original title)

103 min  -  Drama  -   25 January 1967 (USA)
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An aging, industrialist Japanese man becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.

Director:

Akira Kurosawa
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toshirô Mifune ...
Kiichi Nakajima
Takashi Shimura ...
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki ...
Jiro Nakajima
Eiko Miyoshi Eiko Miyoshi ...
Toyo Nakajima
Kyôko Aoyama Kyôko Aoyama ...
Sue Nakajima
Haruko Tôgô Haruko Tôgô ...
Yoki Nakajima
Noriko Sengoku Noriko Sengoku ...
Kimie Nakajima
Akemi Negishi Akemi Negishi ...
Asako Kuribayashi
Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa ...
Ryoichi Sayama
Kichijirô Ueda Kichijirô Ueda ...
Mr. Kuribayashi father
Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno ...
Old man from Brazil
Yutaka Sada Yutaka Sada ...
Ichiro Nakajima
Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara ...
Okamoto
Ken Mitsuda Ken Mitsuda ...
Judge Araki
Masao Shimizu Masao Shimizu ...
Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband (as Gen Shimizu)
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Storyline

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is so frightened and obsessed with the idea of nuclear extermination that his family decides to have him ruled incompetent. Nakajima's fervent wish is for his family to join him in escaping from Japan to the relative safety of South America. Harada, a civil volunteer in the case, sympathizes with Nakajima's conviction, but the old man's irrational behaviour prevents the court from taking his fears seriously. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Foundry | Nuclear | All Knowing Psychiatrist | Paranoia | Mistress  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ani hai befahad See more »

Filming Locations:

Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The music score was completed by Masaru Satô when composer Fumio Hayasaka died during production. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Rhapsody in August (1991) See more »