The Idiot
First aired on May 23, 1951
Runtime: 166mins
70%
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Setsuko Hara | Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori | Kinji Kameda
ToshirÅ Mifune | Denkichi Akama
Yoshiko Kuga | Ayako
Takashi Shimura | Ono, Ayako's father
Chieko Higashiyama | Satoko, Ayako's mother
Featured Crew
Fyodor Dostoevsky | Novel
Takashi Koide | Producer
Akira Kurosawa | Director
Fumio Hayasaka | Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa | Editor
Toshio Ubukata | Director of Photography
