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I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

19557.31h 43m

Overview

An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Hideo Oguni, Fumio Hayasaka, Shinobu Hashimoto
Produced by Sōjirō Motoki
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Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kiichi Nakajima

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Jiro Nakajima

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband

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Eiko Miyoshi

Toyo Nakajima

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Sue Nakajima

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Tōgō

Yoshi Nakajima

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Kimie Nakajima

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Asako Kuribayashi

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Ryoichi Sayama

Themes & Keywords

obsessionparanoiapsychiatric hospitalpsychiatristfoundrypost war japanjapanese familyanxiety

About I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear is a drama film released in 1955 exploring themes of obsession, paranoia, psychiatric hospital, psychiatrist, foundry, post war japan. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki. An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.

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