I Live in Fear
7.3
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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Cast
33 people
Toshirō Mifune
Kiichi Nakajima
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Takashi Shimura
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Known for
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Minoru Chiaki
Jiro Nakajima
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Masao Shimizu
Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
Known for
Godzilla Raids Again
Sanjuro
Eiko Miyoshi
Toyo Nakajima
Known for
Stray Dog
Throne of Blood
Kyoko Aoyama
Sue Nakajima
Also in
The First Kiss
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Haruko Tōgō
Yoshi Nakajima
Known for
Ran
The End of Summer
Noriko Sengoku
Kimie Nakajima
Known for
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
Akemi Negishi
Asako Kuribayashi
Known for
Anatahan
Sex and Fury
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Ryoichi Sayama
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Kichijirō Ueda
Mr. Kuribayashi father
Known for
Rashomon
Throne of Blood
Eijirō Tōno
Old man from Brazil
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Akira Kurosawa Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Writer Hideo Oguni Writer
First release November 22, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 生きものの記録
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
生きものの記録
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 22, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 6, 1956 · Premiere
November 8, 2006 · Theatrical
April 27, 2016 · Physical
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