I Live in Fear

1955    1h 43m
Drama
7.375%76%73%
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Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.
Directed By
Akira Kurosawa
Written By
Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Studio
TOHO

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Cast of I Live in Fear
  • Toshirō MifuneKiichi Nakajima
  • Takashi ShimuraDomestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
  • Minoru ChiakiJiro Nakajima
  • Masao ShimizuYamazaki, Yoshi's husband
  • Eiko MiyoshiToyo Nakajima
  • Kyoko AoyamaSue Nakajima
  • Haruko TōgōYoshi Nakajima
  • Noriko SengokuKimie Nakajima
  • Akemi NegishiAsako Kuribayashi
  • Hiroshi TachikawaRyoichi Sayama
  • Kichijirō UedaMr. Kuribayashi father
  • Eijirō TōnoOld man from Brazil
  • Yutaka SadaIchiro Nakajima
  • Kamatari FujiwaraOkamoto
  • Ken MitsudaJudge Araki
  • Atsushi WatanabeFactory Worker Ishida
  • Kiyomi MizunoyaSatoko
  • Gen Shimizu
  • Toranosuke OgawaHori, the lawyer
  • Nobuo NakamuraPsychologist
  • Bokuzen HidariLandowner
  • Yoshio TsuchiyaFactory Worker after Fire
  • Akira TaniChunky Jailbird
  • Kokuten KōdōWorkers' Older Family Member
  • Noriko HonmaWorker family member
  • Kazuo KatoSusumu
  • Yoshiko MiyataSecretary Tamiya
  • Toyoko OkuboSusumu's wife Sumiko
  • Saoko YonemuraTaeko
  • Gorô SakuraiFactory worker
  • Senkichi ŌmuraSkinny Jailbird
  • Haruo NakajimaFoundry employee (uncredited)
  • Takuzô KumagayaPsychiatric nurse (uncredited)
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