THE IDIOT (1951)
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The Idiot
Drama, Romance
May 23, 1951
Japanese
2h 46m
Japan
Shochiku
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kameda, but is loved in turn by Akama. When Akama realizes that he will never have Taeko, his thoughts turn to murder, and great tragedy ensues.
Cast & Characters
Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda
Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama
Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako
Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father
Chieko Higashiyama
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Eijirō Yanagi
Tohata
Minoru Chiaki
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Noriko Sengoku
Takako
Kokuten Kōdō
Junpei
Bokuzen Hidari
Karube
Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Kayama
Chiyoko Fumiya
Noriko
Mitsuyo Akashi
Madame Akama
Daisuke Inoue
Kaoru
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Eijirō Hisaita
Screenplay
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Toshio Ubukata
Director of Photography
Takashi Koide
Producer