I Live in Fear

Overview

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

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

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Hiroshi Tachikawa

Ryoichi Sayama