

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.

Toshirō Mifune

Takashi Shimura

Minoru Chiaki

Masao Shimizu

Eiko Miyoshi