I Live in Fear

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune Kiichi Nakajima

Takashi Shimura Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Minoru Chiaki Jiro Nakajima

Masao Shimizu Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband

Eiko Miyoshi Toyo Nakajima