I Live in Fear(生きものの記録)
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Japan · 1955
1h 43m
Director Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu
Genre Drama
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Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.
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