The Idiot (1951)
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 166 min
Release Date: May 23, 1951
Cast
- Setsuko Hara - Taeko Nasu
- Masayuki Mori - Kinji Kameda
- Toshirō Mifune - Denkichi Akama
- Yoshiko Kuga - Ayako
- Takashi Shimura - Ono, Ayako's father
- Chieko Higashiyama - Satoko, Ayako's mother
- Eijirō Yanagi - Tohata
- Minoru Chiaki - Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
- Noriko Sengoku - Takako
- Kokuten Kōdō - Junpei
Screenplay
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel)
- Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay)
- Eijiro Hisaita (Screenplay)
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography: Toshio Ubukata
Editing: Akira Kurosawa
Production: Shochiku
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
jealousy, love triangle, snow, blizzard, dostoevsky, post war japan, epileptic, russian literature
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Idiot about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Idiot?
- The Idiot was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
- Who stars in The Idiot?
- The Idiot stars Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama.
- How long is The Idiot?
- The Idiot has a runtime of 2h 46m (166 minutes).
- What genre is The Idiot?
- The Idiot is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was The Idiot produced?
- The Idiot was produced in Japan.