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I Live in Fear

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I Live in Fear

7.3

1h 43m

1955

Synopsis

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Drama

obsessionparanoiapsychiatric hospitalpsychiatristfoundrypost war japanjapanese familyanxiety

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Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Kiichi Nakajima

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

as Jiro Nakajima

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

as Toyo Nakajima

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

as Sue Nakajima

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Tōgō

as Yoshi Nakajima

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

as Kimie Nakajima

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

as Asako Kuribayashi

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