The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
128 audience votes
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Shinobu HashimotoWriter
- Hideo OguniWriter
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
Stills
Movies like I Live in Fear
Themes
obsessionparanoiapsychiatric hospitalpsychiatristfoundrypost war japanjapanese familyanxiety