I Live in Fear (1955)

Name: I Live in Fear
Released: 1955

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.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after I Live in Fear

Rhapsody in August (1991) — Akira Kurosawa directed both
The Idiot (1951) — Same subject: post war japan
Scandal (1950) — Akira Kurosawa directed both
Hell in the Pacific (1968) — Same feel: dramatic, serious
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) — Same feel: dramatic, philosophical
A Page of Madness (1926) — Same subject: japan