I Live In Fear

Uncommissioned Poster

Genre - Drama
Directed by Akira Kurosawa

 

  • An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.

 

Key Art

 

Before & After

 

Concept

Kiichi's overwhelming obsession is captured in the film by a fixed and anxious stare into the camera. Adding the handwritten monologue from the film around this portrait reflects the mental struggle which he is experiencing.

 
 

Before & After

 

Concept

Kiichi is isolated in his fears of disaster so I wanted to play with a radioactive aesthetic to symbolise the effect his anxiety is having on his mental state.

 
 

Before & After

 

Concept

This film focuses on the legal battle between Kiichi and his family as they contest his mental health. I wanted to explore his fear of nuclear fallout through a visual metaphor of trying to defuse his anxieties around his family and the bomb.

 
 

Before & After

 

Concept

I wanted to capture Kiichi's view of the world as unstable and twisted to represent his anxieties while he's focused on a desire to protect his family.

 
 

Before & After

 

Concept

Generational conflict is a key theme in this film and so I wanted to capture the effects that Kiichi's obsession is having on his family in a simple composited still.