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:
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Akira Kurosawa
- Eijiro Hisaita
Stars:
Release Date: 1951-05-23
7.0/10
7.0/10
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 166
Denkichi Akama
Karube
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Takako
Taeko Nasu
Kinji Kameda
Ayako
Ono, Ayako's father
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Tohata
Junpei
Madame Kayama
Kaoru
