Japan Synopsis
生きものの記録
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.
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The 1954–1956 Japan Window
I Live in Fear holds position #8 of 24 Japan films in the 1954–1956 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Live in Fear premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Japan films in 1955.
The 83rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
95 audience reviews — more than 75% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (75th percentile) outruns trending popularity (54th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on I Live in Fear, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- paranoia · 5
- psychiatric hospital · 2
- foundry · 1
- all knowning psychiatrist · 1
- post war japan · 12
- obsession · 10
- psychiatrist · 9
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,573 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #683 of 1,933 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | November 22, 1955 |
| IMDb | tt0048198 |