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Screenplay Akira Kurosawa, Eijirō Hisaita
Director Akira Kurosawa

The Idiot

Original Title: 白痴

Release Date: 1951-05-23

Duration: 166 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Toshirō Mifune
    Denkichi Akama
  • Takashi Shimura
    Ono, Ayako's father
  • Masayuki Mori
    Kinji Kameda
  • Minoru Chiaki
    Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
  • Setsuko Hara
    Taeko Nasu
  • Noriko Sengoku
    Takako
  • Eiko Miyoshi
    Madame Kayama
  • Yoshiko Kuga
    Ayako
  • Bokuzen Hidari
    Karube
  • Chieko Higashiyama
    Satoko, Ayako's mother

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