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Ikimono no kiroku (1955)
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Overview
Release Date:
25 January 1967 (USA) morePlot:
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is so frightened and obsessed with the idea of nuclear extermination... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
excellent, moving film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Toshirô Mifune | ... | Kiichi Nakajima |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada |
| Minoru Chiaki | ... | Jiro Nakajima |
| Eiko Miyoshi | ... | Toyo Nakajima |
| Kyôko Aoyama | ... | Sue Nakajima |
| Haruko Togo | ... | Yoki Nakajima |
| Noriko Sengoku | ... | Kimie Nakajima |
| Akemi Negishi | ... | Asako Kuribayashi |
| Hiroshi Tachikawa | ... | Ryoichi Sayama |
| Kichijiro Ueda | ... | Mr. Kuribayashi father |
| Eijirô Tono | ... | Old man from Brazil |
| Yutaka Sada | ... | Ichiro Nakajima |
| Kamatari Fujiwara | ... | Okamoto |
| Ken Mitsuda | ... | Judge Araki |
| Masao Shimizu | ... | Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband (as Gen Shimizu) |
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Also Known As:
I Live in Fear (USA)I Live in Fear: Record of a Living Being (International: English title)
Record of a Living Being
What the Birds Knew
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103 minCountry:
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JapaneseColor:
Black and WhiteSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Australia:PG | UK:PG (video rating) (1998) | UK:A (original rating) | West Germany:12MOVIEmeter: 
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"I Live in Fear" is a thought-provoking, moving film about love, greed and fear, framed as only Kurosawa could. If you're a fan it's a must see, as it explores new and old themes in a stark, interesting manner. Excellent acting through-out, and please look carefully--Mifune wears no make-up, just huge glasses and a perpetual scowl; his talent and intensity were all he needed. This film also gives us an interesting look at Japan after the bomb, and the different ways people chose to deal with the fear they all in fact felt. The film does not judge, sympathizing with the children even as it highlights their selfishness. A good movie to make you think about where we've been, and where we might be headed.