The Idiot

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1951    2h 46m    Not Rated
Drama, Romance
7.160%73%
Fresh from an asylum, Kameda arrives in Hokkaido, entangling himself with two women—Taeko, who loves him, and her jilted suitor, Akama. As jealousy breeds darkness, Akama's obsession spirals into tragedy, testing the boundaries of love and madness.
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Cast of The Idiot
  • Setsuko HaraTaeko Nasu
  • Masayuki MoriKinji Kameda
  • Toshirō MifuneDenkichi Akama
  • Yoshiko KugaAyako
  • Takashi ShimuraOno, Ayako's father
  • Chieko HigashiyamaSatoko, Ayako's mother
  • Eijirō YanagiTohata
  • Minoru ChiakiMutsuo Kayama, the secretary
  • Noriko SengokuTakako
  • Kokuten KōdōJunpei
  • Bokuzen HidariKarube
  • Eiko MiyoshiMadame Kayama
  • Chiyoko FumiyaNoriko
  • Mitsuyo AkashiMadame Akama
  • Daisuke InoueKaoru
  • Fumio Tooyama
  • Jun Yokoyama
  • Atsumi Nakama
  • Kunio Teshirogi
  • Shoichi Kofujita
  • Yoichi Osugi
  • Keiko Izumi
  • Haruko Chichibu
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