Directed by Akira Kurosawa | Japan | 103 mins

Japanese with English subtitles

The only picture of famed director Akira Kurosawa to directly deal with the topic of nuclear war, I Live in Fear follows the story of a Japanese patriarch and factory owner played by Toshiro Mifune who becomes paralyzed with the fear of nuclear attack. He enacts a scheme to sell his factory and move his entire extended family to Brazil where he believes they will be safe, bringing him into conflict with everyone in his life he is trying to protect who now must decide if they embark on the difficult task of challenging their father's authority. This difficult drama depicts the theme of emasculation and helplessness in the face of overwhelming terror through a realistic lens, separating it from the genre trappings of our other three presentations. I Live in Fear depicts the crippling effect that the realities of life in our terrifying modern world can have on our psyche and our relationships.

Part of our NUCLEAR HORROR: AMERICA X JAPAN Series 

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In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that this screening takes place on Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory, as well as the oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, Indigenous and non, who live, work and play, as well as help steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.