I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Writer: Shinobu Hashimoto,Fumio Hayasaka,Akira Kurosawa
  • Countries of origin: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Release date: January 25, 1967
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Zivim u strahu
  • "Records of Life" is a 103-minute drama film produced and distributed by Toho Films. The film was directed by Wind Man , starring Toshirô Mifune , Takashi Shimura , Minoru Chiaki , Haru Miyata ,あおやまきょうこ, and was released in Japan on November 22, 1955.
    The film tells the story of the old man, Xi, when he heard the news that the United States and the Soviet Union conducted a hydrogen bomb test and the fallout fell to Japan, he was determined to build an underground house, and finally was locked in a mental hospital. He hallucinated himself to another planet and saw that the earth was burned. ashes   .

    Details

    • Release date January 25, 1967
    • Filming locations Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies Toho Company

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $46,808

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $15,942

    Gross worldwide

    $46,808

    Movie reviews

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    • By Laurie 2022-11-25 12:01:44

      Records of the Living - Toshiro Mifune

      after watching

      The controversial film "Records of the Living" is considered to be Akira Kurosawa's most failed work. I don't think it is unreasonable. It is really difficult to understand the deeper meaning that Akira Kurosawa wants to express. Every director with an international reputation is not only a filmmaker, he is also a Shakespeare in the film industry, a thinker. But in this film, I didn't understand this old man named Xiyi. From the beginning...

    • By Kenton 2022-11-06 06:30:52

      I accept the fate of death, but I do not accept murder.

      "Records of the Living Man" is one of Kurosawa Akira's works that has received little attention. The old man played by Toshiro Mifune is the owner of a coal mine. After he heard that the United States and the Soviet Union were conducting a hydrogen bomb test, the radiation would spread to Japan. In order to avoid radiation pollution, he decided to flee with his family to Brazil. However, in order to keep their lives unaffected, the children opposed their father's plans, and even used laws to...

    • By Bertha 2022-10-01 03:02:22

      "Records of the Living Man" by Akira Kurosawa: Aftermath of the War

      Behind the atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb, the shadow of war is tangled. Individuals appear vulnerable under the torrent of the times. The sequelae of war exist in every corner of life like germs. The struggle of little people is not a kind of war. Complain?

      "Records of the Living" depicts the inner world of the little people, showing the inner struggle of the protagonist Xiichi in terms of expressions, movements, language, behavior, etc. The exaggerated facial expressions are far...

    • By Shyann 2022-09-22 18:29:57

      YOLO, you only live once.

      YOLO, you only live once.
      You only live once , the representative slogan of this generation.
      Life is priceless, so don't get too crazy, it's not worth the risk.
      You should understand that we are still young, so don't be silly!
      Don't trust anyone easily, because you only have one life.
      You only live once, that's a motto.
      So take more tranquilizers and relax your nerves.
      Don't go to loud nightclubs, because it's bad for your eardrums and your friends will all...

    • By Isai 2022-05-10 20:35:19

      The fetters of civilization

      He has always held high respect for Akira Kurosawa, on the one hand because of his international reputation, and more because of his attention to human nature. He once said that the greatest ideal in his life was to change Japan's shameful political system. It is a pity that he failed, so what we have seen and heard of Japanese politics is no different from before the war; it is very fortunate that he failed, so we did not see a good person being swallowed by the ugliness of politics, we can...

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    • By Leopold 2023-09-19 02:07:14

      Fifty years later, a very heavy and dark film still has strong practical...

    • By Noemy 2023-09-18 02:03:23

      The most subtle part of the story of a star person who is not anxious will die and frighten himself stupid is that at the end, the black master's portrayal of family relationships and selfishness of human nature is too...

    • By Ewald 2023-09-17 07:28:52

      I accept the fate of death, but I do not accept...

    • By Jan 2023-09-13 15:05:58

      Rather than depicting the aftermath of the war in Japan at that time, it is a representation of the fear of the Cold War, which had just entered its fierce stage, and the arms race involving nuclear weapons. At the same time, the description of the male protagonist's "persecution delusional disorder" and the different reactions of his family to his behavior can also be seen as Kurosawa's innuendo to the complex side of ordinary family relationships. The male protagonist's paranoid behavior...

    • By Desiree 2023-09-08 13:41:44

      Mifune's acting skills light up the whole film. The title of the film is too focused on nuclear radiation, and it always feels too...

    Movie plot

    An elderly but energetic factory owner, Kiichi Nakajima ( Toshirô Mifune ) , buys a plot of land to build a basement to protect against nuclear fallout after hearing about the hydrogen bomb experiment in the United States. Later, he heard that the Soviet Union was also conducting a hydrogen bomb experiment, and that radioactive dust could blow to Japan from the north, so he gave up the plan to build a basement and planned to move his...
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    Movie quotes

    • Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada: He's gone too far. But... aren't we ourselves worried about the bombs? Of course we are, as is Miss Tamiya. Isn't that right? Only we aren't as perturbed as that man. We don't build underground shelters, or plan to move to Brazil. However, we can't exactly disregard this feeling, can we? It's a feeling shared by all Japanese, more or less. I can't justify deciding this lightly just because he's gone too far. The thing is...

    • Sue Nakajima: Good old Father. In only two days.

      [Jiro beats Sue and chases her around the courtyard]

    • Jiro Nakajima: My father's scheme is simply a castle in the air. He wants to buy a farm there, but he has no dollars at all. Emigration is being encouraged if it is constructive, but he's running away from Japan because he is afraid. Will he get any dollars? No. I went to the Finance Ministry and verified it. In short, this plan is bound to end up like his underground house.