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Ikimono no kiroku

  • 19551955
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.9K
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POPULARITY
23,954
4,250
Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
Drama
An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,954
4,250
  • Director
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Fumio Hayasaka(story)
    • Akira Kurosawa(story)
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Takashi Shimura
    • Minoru Chiaki
Top credits
  • Director
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Fumio Hayasaka(story)
    • Akira Kurosawa(story)
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Takashi Shimura
    • Minoru Chiaki
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Toshirô Mifune in Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
    Toshirô Mifune and Eiko Miyoshi in Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
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    Toshirô Mifune in Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
    Toshirô Mifune and Shirley Yamaguchi in Juopunut enkeli (1948)
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    Toshirô Mifune in Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
    Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
    Akemi Negishi and Takashi Shimura in Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
    Toshirô Mifune and Takashi Shimura in Ikimono no kiroku (1955)

    Top cast

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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Kiichi Nakajima
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Jiro Nakajima
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Toyo Nakajima
    Kyôko Aoyama
    • Sue Nakajima
    Haruko Tôgô
    • Yoshi Nakajima
    Noriko Sengoku
    Noriko Sengoku
    • Kimie Nakajima
    Akemi Negishi
    Akemi Negishi
    • Asako Kuribayashi
    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)
    Atsushi Watanabe
    • Factory Worker Ishida
    Kiyomi Mizunoya
    • Satoko
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    • Hori, the lawyer
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
      • Fumio Hayasaka(story)
      • Akira Kurosawa(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Toshiro Mifune was 35 years old when he played the role of a 70 year old.
    • Quotes

      Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada: He's gone too far. But... aren't we ourselves worried about the bombs? Of course we are, as is Miss Tamiya. Isn't that right? Only we aren't as perturbed as that man. We don't build underground shelters, or plan to move to Brazil. However, we can't exactly disregard this feeling, can we? It's a feeling shared by all Japanese, more or less. I can't justify deciding this lightly just because he's gone too far. The thing is...

    • Connections
      Featured in Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: Disaster Movies (2019)

    User reviews36

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    A deep film
    My own view of this movie, having just watched it, is that it's a typically moralistic piece from Kurosawa. His protagonist, wonderfully portrayed by Mifune, is a man who has made his life impossible by his philandering behaviour. He has three families altogether; none of whom really regard him with much affection.

    I feel the "fear of the hydrogen bomb" is merely his ideation; a way to explain to himself, in his denial, why his life has gradually become impossible to live. As one of the other characters remarks: 'everyone is scared of the bomb, nowhere is safe.'

    After he made Rashomon a Buddhist clergyman of high rank said to Kurosawa: "for the benefit of all mankind." I believe all of Kurosawa's movies are highly moral tales.
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    • Aug 27, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1955 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • I Live in Fear
    • Filming locations
      • Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,808
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,942
      • Jul 28, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,808
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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