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The Idiot (1951)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 46M

Director : Akira Kurosawa
Writer : Akira Kurosawa, Eijirô Hisaita

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.

Actors

Setsuko Hara
Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama
Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi
Tohata
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
Takako
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Junpei
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Karube
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Kayama
Chiyoko Fumiya
Chiyoko Fumiya
Noriko
Mitsuyo Akashi
Mitsuyo Akashi
Madame Akama
Daisuke Inoue
Daisuke Inoue
Kaoru
Fumio Tooyama
Fumio Tooyama
Jun Yokoyama
Jun Yokoyama
Atsumi Nakama
Atsumi Nakama
Kunio Teshirogi
Kunio Teshirogi
Shoichi Kofujita
Shoichi Kofujita
Yoichi Osugi
Yoichi Osugi
Keiko Izumi
Keiko Izumi
Haruko Chichibu
Haruko Chichibu

Crews

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Takashi Koide
Takashi Koide
Producer
Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Toshio Ubukata
Toshio Ubukata
Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Eijirô Hisaita
Eijirô Hisaita
Screenplay
Takashi Matsuyama
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Ushitarô Shimada
Ushitarô Shimada
Set Decoration
Akio Tamura
Akio Tamura
Lighting Technician
Yoshisaburo Seno
Yoshisaburo Seno
Sound Recordist
Yoshie Taguchi
Yoshie Taguchi
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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