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I Live in Fear

Original title: Ikimono no kiroku
  • 19551955
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
I Live in Fear (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
4.8K
YOUR RATING
  • 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
    • 35User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Kiichi Nakajimaas Kiichi Nakajima
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Haradaas Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Jiro Nakajimaas Jiro Nakajima
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Toyo Nakajimaas Toyo Nakajima
    Kyôko Aoyama
    • Sue Nakajimaas Sue Nakajima
    Haruko Tôgô
    • Yoshi Nakajimaas Yoshi Nakajima
    Noriko Sengoku
    Noriko Sengoku
    • Kimie Nakajimaas Kimie Nakajima
    Akemi Negishi
    Akemi Negishi
    • Asako Kuribayashias Asako Kuribayashi
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Ryoichi Sayamaas Ryoichi Sayama
    Kichijirô Ueda
    Kichijirô Ueda
    • Mr. Kuribayashi fatheras Mr. Kuribayashi father
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    • Old man from Brazilas Old man from Brazil
    Yutaka Sada
    Yutaka Sada
    • Ichiro Nakajimaas Ichiro Nakajima
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Okamotoas Okamoto
    Ken Mitsuda
    Ken Mitsuda
    • Judge Arakias Judge Araki
    Masao Shimizu
    Masao Shimizu
    • Yamazaki, Yoshi's husbandas Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
    • (as Gen Shimizu)
    Atsushi Watanabe
    • Factory Worker Ishidaas Factory Worker Ishida
    Kiyomi Mizunoya
    • Satokoas Satoko
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    • Hori, the lawyeras 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...

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    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Somewhat underrated
    Based on reviews I had read, I was expecting either a facile ban-the-bomb message film, or a story about greedy relatives trying to have an old man committed so they can get his money.

    I should have known better. Part of Kurosawa's genius in his great middle period (1950-1965) is that he refuses to insist on anything. He fairly presents a series of events and invites us to decide what, if anything, they mean.

    Everyone in this film has a point. No one here is really a villain. Even those who are jerks (notably the second son, Jiro) are really trying to do the right thing. And the film reminds me a little of THE CAINE MUTINY in that it very artfully moves our sympathies in one direction for most of the film before presenting us with events that make us wonder if we were wrong.

    Toshiro Mifune gives a fine performance as Nakajima, but to tell the truth, I wish Kurosawa had given the role to Takashi Shimura, not only because I think Shimura would have played the role even better, but because it would have given him one more tour-de-force leading role in a Kurosawa film, coming directly after IKIRU and SEVEN SAMURAI. Granted, though, that such a move probably would have caused problems with both Toho and Mifune.
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    • Nov 5, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Zivim u strahu
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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