I Live in Fear
E424019
I Live in Fear is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores a man's obsessive fear of nuclear annihilation and its impact on his family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Live in Fear canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245877 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I Live in Fear Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, I Live in Fear]
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A.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a pop song by English singer-songwriter Lily Allen that critiques consumerism and celebrity culture with satirical lyrics over a catchy, upbeat production.
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B.
Nothing to Fear
Nothing to Fear is a 1982 new wave/rock album by Oingo Boingo known for its darkly quirky sound and energetic, horn-driven arrangements.
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C.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
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D.
See You in My Nightmares
"See You in My Nightmares" is a dark, emotionally charged track by Kanye West featuring Lil Wayne from his influential, Auto-Tune-heavy album *808s & Heartbreak*.
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E.
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear is a renowned big-wall rock climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, known for its long, challenging aid and free climbing pitches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I Live in Fear Target entity description: I Live in Fear is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores a man's obsessive fear of nuclear annihilation and its impact on his family.
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A.
The Fear
"The Fear" is a pop song by English singer-songwriter Lily Allen that critiques consumerism and celebrity culture with satirical lyrics over a catchy, upbeat production.
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B.
Nothing to Fear
Nothing to Fear is a 1982 new wave/rock album by Oingo Boingo known for its darkly quirky sound and energetic, horn-driven arrangements.
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C.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
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D.
See You in My Nightmares
"See You in My Nightmares" is a dark, emotionally charged track by Kanye West featuring Lil Wayne from his influential, Auto-Tune-heavy album *808s & Heartbreak*.
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E.
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear is a renowned big-wall rock climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, known for its long, challenging aid and free climbing pitches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ikimono no kiroku
ⓘ
Record of a Living Being ⓘ |
| characterFocus | an aging foundry owner obsessed with nuclear war ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Asakazu Nakai ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts |
family legal dispute
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nuclear anxiety in 1950s Japan ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| directorFilmographyPosition | late Kurosawa postwar drama ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Koichi Iwashita
ⓘ
linked to:
Kōichi Iwashita
|
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | foundry owner ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Tokyo ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
|
| mainTheme |
family conflict
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fear of nuclear annihilation ⓘ postwar anxiety ⓘ |
| musicBy | Fumio Hayasaka ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | impact of a man's fear on his family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Toshiro Mifune playing an elderly man
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early cinematic treatment of nuclear fear in Japan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| portrays |
generational conflict
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mental instability ⓘ psychological effects of nuclear threat ⓘ |
| producer | Sojiro Motoki ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
ⓘ
Hideo Oguni ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II Japan ⓘ |
| starring |
Eiko Miyoshi
ⓘ
Minoru Chiaki ⓘ Takashi Shimura ⓘ Toshiro Mifune ⓘ
linked to:
Toshirō Mifune
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I Live in Fear Description of subject: I Live in Fear is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores a man's obsessive fear of nuclear annihilation and its impact on his family.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.