The Idiot

The Idiot

166 mins | Drama, Romance | May 23, 1951

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.

The Idiot

166 mins | Drama, Romance | May 23, 1951

The Idiot
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 白痴
Directors Akira Kurosawa
Writers Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eijirô Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Setsuko Hara

as Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori

as Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune

as Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga

as Ayako

Takashi Shimura

as Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama

as Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi

as Tohata

Minoru Chiaki

as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku

as Takako

Kokuten Kōdō

as Junpei

Bokuzen Hidari

as Karube

Eiko Miyoshi

as Madame Kayama

Chiyoko Fumiya

as Noriko

Mitsuyo Akashi

as Madame Akama

Daisuke Inoue

as Kaoru