The Idiot

1951·Japan·166 min.
The Idiot
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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.

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenwriterAkira Kurosawa·Eijiro Hisaito·Fiódor Dostoyevski
MusicFumio Hayasaka
CinematographyToshio Ubukata
CastToshirô Mifune·Masayuki Mori·Setsuko Hara·Takashi Shimura·Yoshiko Kuga·Chieko Higashiyama
Original titleHakuchi (The Idiot)