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.

Toshirō Mifune
Kiichi Nakajima

Takashi Shimura
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Minoru Chiaki
Jiro Nakajima

Masao Shimizu
Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband

Eiko Miyoshi
Toyo Nakajima

Kyoko Aoyama
Sue Nakajima

Haruko Tōgō
Yoshi Nakajima

Noriko Sengoku
Kimie Nakajima
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Release Date
November 22, 1955
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director