Movie Description
生きものの記録
(1955)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Akira Kurosawa
- Producer : Sōjirō Motoki
- Writer : Hideo Oguni,Shinobu Hashimoto
- Cast : Toshirō Mifune,Takashi Shimura,Minoru Chiaki,Masao Shimizu,Eiko Miyoshi,Kyoko Aoyama,Haruko Tōgō,Noriko Sengoku,Akemi Negishi,Hiroshi Tachikawa,Kichijirō Ueda,Eijirō Tōno,Yutaka Sada,Kamatari Fujiwara,Ken Mitsuda,Atsushi Watanabe,Kiyomi Mizunoya,Gen Shimizu,Toranosuke Ogawa,Nobuo Nakamura,Bokuzen Hidari,Yoshio Tsuchiya,Akira Tani,Kokuten Kōdō,Noriko Honma,Kazuo Kato,Yoshiko Miyata,Toyoko Okubo,Saoko Yonemura,Gorô Sakurai,Senkichi Ōmura,Haruo Nakajima,Takuzō Kumagai
Cast
Kiichi Nakajima
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Jiro Nakajima
Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
Toyo Nakajima
Sue Nakajima
Yoshi Nakajima
Kimie Nakajima
Asako Kuribayashi
Ryoichi Sayama
Mr. Kuribayashi father
Old man from Brazil
Ichiro Nakajima
Okamoto
Judge Araki
Factory Worker Ishida
Satoko
Hori, the lawyer
Psychologist
Landowner
Factory Worker after Fire
Chunky Jailbird
Workers' Older Family Member
Worker family member
Susumu
Secretary Tamiya
Susumu's wife Sumiko
Taeko
Factory worker
Skinny Jailbird
Foundry employee (uncredited)
Psychiatric nurse (uncredited)
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Facts
Original Title生きものの記録
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-11-22
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 43m
Production CompaniesTOHO
Genres
- Drama