Released:
1955-11-22

Overview:
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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Toshirō Mifune
  as
  Kiichi Nakajima
• 
  Takashi Shimura
  as
  Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
• 
  Minoru Chiaki
  as
  Jiro Nakajima
• 
  Masao Shimizu
  as
  Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
• 
  Eiko Miyoshi
  as
  Toyo Nakajima