Rotten
I feel sure that Mr. Kurosawa could have come up with a more constructive thought on how people should use their energies to pacifistic purpose than the negative one he gives us here.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Overview
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil. His family decides to have him ruled incompetent and Dr. Harada, a Domestic Court counselor, attempts to arbitrate.
Director and cast
- Akira Kurosawa Director
- Toshirō Mifune as Kiichi Nakajima
- Takashi Shimura as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
- Minoru Chiaki as Jiro Nakajima
- Eiko Miyoshi as Toyo Nakajima
- Masao Shimizu as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
- Kyoko Aoyama as Sue Nakajima
- Haruko Tōgō as Yoki Nakajima
- Noriko Sengoku as Kimie Nakajima
- Akemi Negishi as Asako Kuribayashi
- Hiroshi Tachikawa Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A compelling look at postwar Japan as well as the onset of Cold War paranoia.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Perhaps a bit too loose and leisurely to be entirely effective.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
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