Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki
As Akira Kurosawa's I LIVE IN FEAR begins, Harada (Takashi Shimura), a soft-spoken dentist, is summoned during a hot summer day to his volunteer position at the Tokyo Family Court. He dutifully respon...( read more
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I live in fear is not typical of Kurosawa's work but it is probably one of his most important films. A reaction to and a social commentary on Hiroshima, a subject avoided at the time, Kurosawa opened up Japan's usual conservative attitude and lead debate on societies fear and anx...( read more)
this is a very profound film. mifune nails his portrayal of an old man losing his grip, and you see that he doesnt genuinely go crazy because of the reasons his family thinks he's crazy, he goes crazy because of his family themselves. shimura's character was great and even unde...( read more)
Certainly not Kurosawa's best this is another example of his fear of nuclear disaster. Also apparent in Dreams. The paranoia aspects are as true today as they ever were but the film comes off too heavy handed and preachy. There is certainly a hell of a lot to love about this film...( read more)
Un autre film moins connu de Kurosawa, qui mérite cependant de l'être davantage, en ce qu'il cerne extrêmement bien l'essence de l'ère post-atomique japonaise au travers de l'histoire d'un patriarche terrorisé par l'idée d'une attaque nucléaire, qui tente de fuir au Brésil avec t...( read more)
Interesting concept with an important social commentary. Still, it remains one of my least favorite Kurosawa films. A few memorable images and a strong performance from Mifune can not save this film from feeling somewhat dull.
I'm getting kind of afraid about reviewing I Live in Fear (IRONY!) because this was the first of the movies that I asked Flixster to add. I'm just worried that a bombardment of all the other movies that I haven't reviewed will start showing up in my Inbox. *sigh*
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