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.
| Title | The Idiot |
|---|---|
| Year | 1951 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Shochiku |
| Cast | Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama |
| Crew | Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel), Takashi Koide (Producer), Akira Kurosawa (Director), Fumio Hayasaka (Original Music Composer), Akira Kurosawa (Editor), Toshio Ubukata (Director of Photography) |
| Keyword | jealousy, love triangle, snow, blizzard, dostoevsky, post war japan, epileptic, russian literature |
| Release | May 23, 1951 |
| Runtime | 166 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.95 / 10 by 110 users |
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