Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
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
Bokuzen Hidari
Karube
Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Kayama
Frequently Asked Questions
The Idiot was released on May 23, 1951.
The runtime of The Idiot is 2h 46m.
The Idiot is a Drama, Romance movie.
The Idiot has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Idiot is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Idiot was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
The main cast of The Idiot includes Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune.
The Idiot is originally in Japanese.