The Idiot (1951)

05/23/1951 (JP) • 2h 46m

Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Setsuko Hara

Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori

Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune

Denkichi Akama

Takashi Shimura

Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama

Satoko, Ayako's mother

Minoru Chiaki

Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

jealousy

love triangle

snow

blizzard

dostoevsky

post war japan

epileptic

russian literature

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