The Idiot

The IdiotMovie

(1951) · Original: 白痴
HD ★ 7.0 Duration: 2h 46mTMDB: 7.0 JAJapan

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.

Director: Akira Kurosawa
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About The Idiot

The Idiot is a 1951 drama, romance movie directed by Akira Kurosawa.

The production information lists a runtime of 2h 46m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.

The credited cast includes Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.

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