

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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Release Date
November 22, 1955
Runtime
1h 43m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
118
