# I Live in Fear (1955)

> An elderly Japanese industrialist's fear of nuclear annihilation becomes a wrenching struggle between protective love, family authority, and institutional sanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12917

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Eiko Miyoshi, Kyoko Aoyama, Haruko Tōgō, Noriko Sengoku
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048198/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: foreboding, melancholic, claustrophobic, serious film night, classic cinema viewing

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