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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Kiichi's extended family includes his two sons and three daughters by Toyo, his mistress, her husband, their daughter, and his son by a deceased mistress.

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'''I Live in Fear''' ''(Ikimono no kiroku, lit. "Record of a living being")'' is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.

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'''I ''I Live in Fear''' ''(Ikimono Fear'' (''Ikimono no kiroku, kiroku'', lit. "Record of a living being")'' being") is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, Creator/AkiraKurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.


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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Kiichi's extended family includes his two sons and three daughters by Toyo, his mistress, her husband, their daughter, and his son by a deceased mistress.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Mr. Kuribayashi, the husband of one of Kiichi's mistresses, deliberately amplifies Kiichi's fear of the H-Bomb to drive him out so that he, his wife and his illegitimate daughter can take over the foundry.
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* BigLittleBrother: Jiro is the second son in the Nakajima family, but he's taller than Ichiro.
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* SanitySlippage: Kiichi completely snaps by the end.

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* SanitySlippage: Kiichi was already unstable by the start of the film, but at the end he completely snaps by the end.snaps.
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'''I Live in Fear''' ''(Ikimono no kirioku, lit. "Record of a living being")'' is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.

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'''I Live in Fear''' ''(Ikimono no kirioku, kiroku, lit. "Record of a living being")'' is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.
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* DaddysGirl: Sue agrees with everything Kiichi says, argues on his behalf constantly, and is the only one of his children to agree with him to go to Brazil.
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'''I Live in Fear''' is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.

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'''I Live in Fear''' ''(Ikimono no kirioku, lit. "Record of a living being")'' is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: The government officials think Kiichi's attempt to move to Brazil is an irrational one, but also that he expresses the same fear that everyone has.
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* {{Theremin}}: Used in the theme music, in an odd non-sci fi example.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Jiro, even as an adult, still hits his sister whenever she winds him up.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Jiro, even as an adult, still hits his sister whenever she winds him up.

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** A subtler one for Jiro: At the courthouse, he insults his father behind his back. Then Kiichi brings sodas for his family, and Jiro accepts one sheepishly.
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* AbusiveParents: Kiichi is mostly emotionally abusive to his children, but physically beats Jiro twice.



* BreakTheHaughty: The whole film is one for Kiichi.



* {{Pride}}: Kiichi's FatalFlaw.

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* {{Pride}}: Kiichi's FatalFlaw.FatalFlaw in the first half. He's scared of nuclear weapons but too proud to admit it.




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* WouldHitAGirl: Jiro, even as an adult, still hits his sister whenever she winds him up.
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* CharacterTic: Kiichi's tic at the beginning is irritably fanning himself.


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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Jiro (Minoru Chiaki) shrieks when his father beats him with his fan.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kiichi burns down the foundry so that the family can go to Brazil.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kiichi burns down the foundry so that the family can go to Brazil.Brazil.

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* DysfunctionalFamily: The Nakajima family, even before they go to the local government office.

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* DysfunctionalFamily: The Nakajima family, even before they go to the local government office.family patriarch starts going insane.
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* ThunderEqualsDownpour: And lightning, too.
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* AdultFear: Kiichi worries about his grandson. He is also concerned about his children.

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* AdultFear: AintTooProudToBeg: Kiichi worries about gets on his grandson. He is also concerned about his children.knees and begs them to evacuate with him after he burns the foundry down.



* {{Pride}}: Kiichi's FatalFla.

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* {{Pride}}: Kiichi's FatalFla.FatalFlaw.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kiichi burns down the house so that the family can go to Brazil.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kiichi burns down the house foundry so that the family can go to Brazil.
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'''I Live in Fear''' is a 1955 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Creator/ToshiroMifune, Creator/MinoruChiaki and Creator/TakashiShimura.

Kiichi Nakajima (Mifune) is a wealthy foundry owner terrified of bombs, although he's too proud to admit it. So he plans to move his family to a farm in Brazil. Unfortunately for him, there are complications which delay the move. As Nakajima becomes more anxious, the family start to fight amongst themselves.

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* AdultFear: Kiichi worries about his grandson. He is also concerned about his children.
* DysfunctionalFamily: The Nakajima family, even before they go to the local government office.
* NoEnding: Does the family move to Brazil, or stay in Japan? We never find out. They likely didn't, given that their father's paranoia put them off.
* {{Pride}}: Kiichi's FatalFla.
* SanitySlippage: Kiichi completely snaps by the end.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Kiichi burns down the house so that the family can go to Brazil.

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