The Idiot (1951)
A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako, and his possessive friend Akama. Kameda’s saintly compassion exposes everyone’s wounds, steering the quartet toward jealousy, violence, and inexorable tragedy. Adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Akira Kurosawa
Writing:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Eijiro Hisaita
Stars:
Release Date: 1951-05-23
7/10
7/10
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 166
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Denkichi Akama
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Kinji Kameda
Taeko Nasu
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Ayako
Ono, Ayako's father
Tohata
Takako
Junpei
Karube
Madame Kayama
Kaoru
