I Live in Fear backdrop

I Live in Fear 1955 Directed by Akira Kurosawa 生きものの記録

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Production Company TOHO
Release Date 22 November 1955
103 mins
Cast
Toshirō Mifune Kiichi Nakajima
Takashi Shimura Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Minoru Chiaki Jiro Nakajima
Masao Shimizu Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
Eiko Miyoshi Toyo Nakajima
Kyoko Aoyama Sue Nakajima
Haruko Tōgō Yoshi Nakajima
Noriko Sengoku Kimie Nakajima
Akemi Negishi Asako Kuribayashi
Hiroshi Tachikawa Ryoichi Sayama
Kichijirō Ueda Mr. Kuribayashi father
Eijirō Tōno Old man from Brazil
Yutaka Sada Ichiro Nakajima
Ken Mitsuda Judge Araki
Atsushi Watanabe Factory Worker Ishida
Toranosuke Ogawa Hori, the lawyer
Nobuo Nakamura Psychologist
Bokuzen Hidari Landowner
Yoshio Tsuchiya Factory Worker after Fire
Akira Tani Chunky Jailbird
Kokuten Kōdō Workers' Older Family Member
Noriko Honma Worker family member
Kazuo Katō Susumu
Yoshiko Miyata Secretary Tamiya
Toyoko Okubo Susumu's wife Sumiko
Gorô Sakurai Factory worker
Senkichi Ōmura Skinny Jailbird
Haruo Nakajima Foundry employee (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai Psychiatric nurse (uncredited)