Overview:
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.| Original Title: | 生きものの記録 |
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| Status: | Released (1955-11-22) |
| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| BoxOffice: | $46,808 |
| Screen: | Shinobu Hashimoto, Fumio Hayasaka, Akira Kurosawa |
| Productions: | TOHO |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Spoken Languages: | 日本語 |
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Casts
- 7450: Toshirō Mifune - Kiichi Nakajima
- 7453: Takashi Shimura - Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
- 7454: Minoru Chiaki - Jiro Nakajima
- 131194: Masao Shimizu - Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
- 106160: Eiko Miyoshi - Toyo Nakajima
- 134318: Kyoko Aoyama - Sue Nakajima
- 134319: Haruko Tōgō - Yoshi Nakajima
Crews
- 20827: Hideo Oguni - Writer - Writing
- 18609: Masaru Satō - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 20832: Sōjirō Motoki - Producer - Production
- 7460: Fumio Hayasaka - Story - Writing
- 5026: Akira Kurosawa - Director - Directing
- 7449: Shinobu Hashimoto - Writer - Writing
- 5026: Akira Kurosawa - Story - Writing
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This is a far cry from the usual Kurosawa/Mifune effort; indeed in this, Toshirô Mifune is almost unrecognisable. No brave, honourable Samurai this time, but an elderly foundry-owner who is paranoid about the potential impact of nuclear war on his family. To this end, he is determine ....
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