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The Idiot (1951)

Overview

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.
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Akira Kurosawa profile
Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa profile
Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Cast

Setsuko Hara profile
Setsuko Hara

Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori profile
Masayuki Mori

Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune profile
Toshirō Mifune

Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga profile
Yoshiko Kuga

Ayako

Takashi Shimura profile
Takashi Shimura

Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama profile
Chieko Higashiyama

Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi profile
Eijirō Yanagi

Tohata

Minoru Chiaki profile
Minoru Chiaki

Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku profile
Noriko Sengoku

Takako

Kokuten Kōdō profile
Kokuten Kōdō

Junpei

Bokuzen Hidari profile
Bokuzen Hidari

Karube

Eiko Miyoshi profile
Eiko Miyoshi

Madame Kayama

Setsuko Hara profile
Setsuko Hara

Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori profile
Masayuki Mori

Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune profile
Toshirō Mifune

Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga profile
Yoshiko Kuga

Ayako

Takashi Shimura profile
Takashi Shimura

Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama profile
Chieko Higashiyama

Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi profile
Eijirō Yanagi

Tohata

Minoru Chiaki profile
Minoru Chiaki

Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku profile
Noriko Sengoku

Takako

Kokuten Kōdō profile
Kokuten Kōdō

Junpei

Bokuzen Hidari profile
Bokuzen Hidari

Karube

Eiko Miyoshi profile
Eiko Miyoshi

Madame Kayama

Extra

Release Date

May 23, 1951

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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