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19551h 43mNRJapanese

I Live in Fear

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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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DirectorAkira Kurosawa

Keywords

obsessionparanoiapsychiatric hospitalpsychiatristfoundrypost war japanjapanese familyanxiety

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Kiichi Nakajima

Toshirō Mifune

Kiichi Nakajima

Takashi Shimura as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Takashi Shimura

Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Minoru Chiaki as Jiro Nakajima

Minoru Chiaki

Jiro Nakajima

Masao Shimizu as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband

Masao Shimizu

Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband

Eiko Miyoshi as Toyo Nakajima

Eiko Miyoshi

Toyo Nakajima

Kyoko Aoyama as Sue Nakajima

Kyoko Aoyama

Sue Nakajima

Haruko Tōgō as Yoshi Nakajima

Haruko Tōgō

Yoshi Nakajima

Noriko Sengoku as Kimie Nakajima

Noriko Sengoku

Kimie Nakajima

Akemi Negishi as Asako Kuribayashi

Akemi Negishi

Asako Kuribayashi

Hiroshi Tachikawa as Ryoichi Sayama

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Ryoichi Sayama