IKIMONO NO KIROKU (Original title)SI LES OISEAUX SAVAIENT (Alternative title)I LIVE IN FEAR (Alternative title)RECORD OF A LIVING BEING (Alternative title)
Date: 1955 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirector: Akira Kurosawa
Production company billing: [restoration] ©1955. Toho Co., Ltd.
Synopsis: Drama set in post-war Tokyo. Kiichi Nakajima is a wealthy industrialist who is obsessed with a fear that nuclear holocaust is imminent. He attempts to persuade his family to leave Japan and move to Brazil; however his family decide to have him declared mentally incompetent.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 22 November 1955Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 113 mins Length: 10180 FeetLanguage: Japanese
Date: 25 January 1967Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9311 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: English
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 99 mins Dialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Close-up; Tokyo stories: Classic Kurosawa DVD Box SetAuthor: STEVENS, Brad Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of STRAY DOG, IKIRU, I LIVE IN FEAR, THRONE OF BLOOD, and RED BEARD.
In: Sight and Sound v15 n6 June 2005 Page: 84
Title: I Live in FearAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of Akira Kurosawa's IKIMONO NO KIROKU.
In: Empire n190 April 2005 Page: 168
Title: RWD: Rewind Round-UpAuthor: MORRISON, Alan Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v12 n2 February 2002 Pages: 28-30
Title: Before the rainAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion and analysis focusing on three of Kurosawa's films: STRAY DOG (1949), HIGH AND LOW (1963), and I LIVE IN FEAR (1955).
In: Asian Cinema v12 n2 Aut/Win 2001 Pages: 50-71
Title: Growing Old with Kurosawa and The Bomb: Japanse Aesthetic...Author: SHAPIRO, Jerome F. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Traditions and the American Desire for an Authentic Response". Looks at three of Kurosawa's bomb films, IKIMONO NO KIROKO, AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS and HACHIGATSU NO KYOHSH- IKYOKU, as well as IKIRU and his last film MADADAYO.
In: Sight and Sound v9 n3 March 1999 Pages: 61-62
Title: Video: RetailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v26 n2 1998 Pages: 130-135
Title: 'The Earth is burning'Author: MAXFIELD, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of RECORD OF A LIVING BEING as an examination of an individuals reaction to the atomic threat
In: Cinefocus v1 n2 Autumn 1990 Pages: 19-26
Title: Noise and Music, Doctor and Police: Kurosawa and Interpret..Author: DIBBLE, Terry Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Looking particularly at three of Akira Kurosawa's films - IKIMONO NO KIROKU (I Live in Fear), YOIDORE TENSHI (Drunken Angel) and TENGOKU TO JIGOKU (High and Low)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v49 n580 May 1982 Pages: 96-97
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v49 n580 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n332 May 1982 Page: 34
Title: [Films and Filming - n332 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v237 n11 15 Mar 1967 Page: 667
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v237 n11 15 Mar 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 18 Sep 1963
Title: [Variety - 18 Sep 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 34
Title: [ - : no known title]
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Date: 1955 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirector: Akira Kurosawa
Production company billing: [restoration] ©1955. Toho Co., Ltd.
Synopsis: Drama set in post-war Tokyo. Kiichi Nakajima is a wealthy industrialist who is obsessed with a fear that nuclear holocaust is imminent. He attempts to persuade his family to leave Japan and move to Brazil; however his family decide to have him declared mentally incompetent.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 22 November 1955Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 113 mins Length: 10180 FeetLanguage: Japanese
Date: 25 January 1967Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9311 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: English
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 99 mins Dialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Sight and Sound v16 n2 February 2006 Page: 88Title: Close-up; Tokyo stories: Classic Kurosawa DVD Box SetAuthor: STEVENS, Brad Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of STRAY DOG, IKIRU, I LIVE IN FEAR, THRONE OF BLOOD, and RED BEARD.
In: Sight and Sound v15 n6 June 2005 Page: 84
Title: I Live in FearAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of Akira Kurosawa's IKIMONO NO KIROKU.
In: Empire n190 April 2005 Page: 168
Title: RWD: Rewind Round-UpAuthor: MORRISON, Alan Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v12 n2 February 2002 Pages: 28-30
Title: Before the rainAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion and analysis focusing on three of Kurosawa's films: STRAY DOG (1949), HIGH AND LOW (1963), and I LIVE IN FEAR (1955).
In: Asian Cinema v12 n2 Aut/Win 2001 Pages: 50-71
Title: Growing Old with Kurosawa and The Bomb: Japanse Aesthetic...Author: SHAPIRO, Jerome F. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Traditions and the American Desire for an Authentic Response". Looks at three of Kurosawa's bomb films, IKIMONO NO KIROKO, AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS and HACHIGATSU NO KYOHSH- IKYOKU, as well as IKIRU and his last film MADADAYO.
In: Sight and Sound v9 n3 March 1999 Pages: 61-62
Title: Video: RetailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of video release.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v26 n2 1998 Pages: 130-135
Title: 'The Earth is burning'Author: MAXFIELD, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of RECORD OF A LIVING BEING as an examination of an individuals reaction to the atomic threat
In: Cinefocus v1 n2 Autumn 1990 Pages: 19-26
Title: Noise and Music, Doctor and Police: Kurosawa and Interpret..Author: DIBBLE, Terry Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Looking particularly at three of Akira Kurosawa's films - IKIMONO NO KIROKU (I Live in Fear), YOIDORE TENSHI (Drunken Angel) and TENGOKU TO JIGOKU (High and Low)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v49 n580 May 1982 Pages: 96-97
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v49 n580 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n332 May 1982 Page: 34
Title: [Films and Filming - n332 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v237 n11 15 Mar 1967 Page: 667
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v237 n11 15 Mar 1967: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 18 Sep 1963
Title: [Variety - 18 Sep 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 34
Title: [ - : no known title]
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]