The Idiot

The Idiot (1951)


  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1951-05-23
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 121 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 46min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Shochiku
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
star 7/10
From 121 Ratings

Summary

A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako, and his possessive friend Akama. Kameda’s saintly compassion exposes everyone’s wounds, steering the quartet toward jealousy, violence, and inexorable tragedy. Adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel.

The Idiot Trailer

Can i watch The Idiot on Netflix?


Unfortunately the movie The Idiot is not yet available on Netflix. Follow us on Facebook to see when The Idiot becomes available on Netflix!

  • Setsuko Hara

    as Taeko Nasu

  • Masayuki Mori

    as Kinji Kameda

  • Toshirō Mifune

    as Denkichi Akama

  • Yoshiko Kuga

    as Ayako

  • Takashi Shimura

    as Ono, Ayako's father

  • Chieko Higashiyama

    as Satoko, Ayako's mother

  • Eijirō Yanagi

    as Tohata

  • Minoru Chiaki

    as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

  • Noriko Sengoku

    as Takako

  • Kokuten Kōdō

    as Junpei

  • Bokuzen Hidari

    as Karube

  • Eiko Miyoshi

    as Madame Kayama

  • Chiyoko Fumiya

    as Noriko

  • Mitsuyo Akashi

    as Madame Akama

  • Daisuke Inoue

    as Kaoru

  • Fumio Tooyama

    as

  • Jun Yokoyama

    as

  • Atsumi Nakama

    as

  • Kunio Teshirogi

    as

  • Shoichi Kofujita

    as

  • Yoichi Osugi

    as

  • Keiko Izumi

    as

  • Haruko Chichibu

    as
Production Takashi Koide Producer
Writing Fyodor Dostoevsky Novel
Sound Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer
Directing Akira Kurosawa Director
Editing Akira Kurosawa Editor
Camera Toshio Ubukata Director of Photography
Art Ushitarô Shimada Set Decoration
Writing Akira Kurosawa Screenplay
Lighting Akio Tamura Lighting Technician
Costume & Make-Up Yoshie Taguchi Costume Design
Writing Eijiro Hisaita Screenplay
Sound Yoshisaburo Seno Sound Recordist
Art Takashi Matsuyama Art Direction

Related Movies

keyboard_arrow_up