The Idiot
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.
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Cast
23 people
Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako
Known for
Good Morning
Equinox Flower
Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father
Known for
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Chieko Higashiyama
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Known for
Tokyo Story
Early Summer
Eijirō Yanagi
Tohata
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Minoru Chiaki
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Noriko Sengoku
Takako
Known for
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
Kokuten Kōdō
Junpei
Known for
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
Bokuzen Hidari
Karube
Known for
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Kayama
Known for
Stray Dog
Throne of Blood
Akira Kurosawa Director · Eijiro Hisaita Screenplay Fyodor Dostoevsky Author
First release May 23, 1951 · Produced in Japan · Original title 白痴
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
白痴
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 23, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 26, 1951 · Theatrical
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