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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.
I Live in Fear is a film that explores themes of obsession, paranoia, psychiatric hospital. It also touches on psychiatrist and foundry and post war japan.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Eiko Miyoshi, Kyoko Aoyama, Haruko Tōgō, Noriko Sengoku, Akemi Negishi, Hiroshi Tachikawa
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I Live in Fear
You can stream I Live in Fear (1955) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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7.3/10
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73%
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Eiko Miyoshi, Kyoko Aoyama, Haruko Tōgō, Noriko Sengoku, Akemi Negishi, Hiroshi Tachikawa
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obsession · paranoia · psychiatric hospital · psychiatrist · foundry · post war japan · japanese family · anxiety
I Live in Fear is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified May 21, 2026.