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.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Eiko Miyoshi, Kyoko Aoyama, Haruko Tōgō, Noriko Sengoku

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What is "I Live in Fear" about?

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.

When was "I Live in Fear" released?

I Live in Fear was released in 1955.

Who stars in "I Live in Fear"?

The cast includes Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu.