Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
Japanese
Production companies
Toho
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Festival History
- Melbourne International Film Festival 1971 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1956 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | Ikimono no koroku | |
| Alternate title | Chronique d'un être vivant | |
| Alternate title | Vivre dans la peur | |
| Alternate title | Si les oiseaux savaient | |
| Alternate title | I Live in Fear | |
| Alternate title | Record of a Living Being | |
| Alternate title | What the Birds Knew |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
