Is I Live in Fear sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does I Live in Fear end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is I Live in Fear easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is I Live in Fear violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is I Live in Fear scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

I Live in Fear

Name: I Live in Fear
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Masao Shimizu, Eiko Miyoshi

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by TOHO

1955103 min7.3 / 10

A haunting psychological study of an aging man's descent into nuclear paranoia, set against post-war Japan's collective anxiety, that questions the sanity of both obsession and denial.

An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Complicity Under Pressure East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Obsession Paranoia Psychiatric Hospital Psychiatrist Foundry Post War Japan Japanese Family Anxiety

Questions people ask

Is I Live in Fear sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does I Live in Fear end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is I Live in Fear easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is I Live in Fear violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is I Live in Fear scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.