Ikimono no kiroku

Jan 25 1967 N/A 1h 43m

Drama

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.

Plot

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is so frightened and obsessed with the idea of nuclear extermination that his family decides to have him ruled incompetent. Nakajima's fervent wish is for his family to join him in escaping from Japan to the relative safety of South America. Harada, a civil volunteer in the case, sympathizes with Nakajima's conviction, but the old man's irrational behaviour prevents the court from taking his fears seriously.

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto, Fumio Hayasaka, Akira Kurosawa

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores

# of Votes

5,991

Average Rating

7.3 out of 10

Metascore

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