I Live in Fear (1955) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1955 · 103 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Starring

Toshirô Mifune, Akemi Negishi, Takashi Shimura, Eijirô Tôno, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Nobuo Nakamura

Kiichi Nakajima, an aging foundry owner, becomes convinced that a looming nuclear war will devastate Japan and decides to relocate his family to Brazil for safety. His relatives have him declared incompetent, prompting Dr. Harada, a domestic‑court counselor, to intervene and mediate the dispute.