The Idiot
1951 · Movie · 166 min. · Japan
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.
Direction Akira Kurosawa
Cast Toshirô Mifune · Masayuki Mori · Setsuko Hara · Takashi Shimura · Yoshiko Kuga · Chieko Higashiyama
Soundtrack Fumio Hayasaka
Screenplay Akira Kurosawa · Eijiro Hisaito · Fiódor Dostoyevski
Cinematography Toshio Ubukata
Original title Hakuchi (The Idiot)
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