The Idiot
白痴
Synopsis
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.
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Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda
Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama
Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako
Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father
Chieko Higashiyama
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Eijirō Yanagi
Tohata
Minoru Chiaki
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Noriko Sengoku
Takako
Kokuten Kōdō
Junpei
Bokuzen Hidari
Karube
Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Kayama
Chiyoko Fumiya
Noriko
Mitsuyo Akashi
Madame Akama
Daisuke Inoue
Kaoru
Fumio Tooyama
Jun Yokoyama
Atsumi Nakama
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Akira Kurosawa, Eijiro Hisaita
- Original Score
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Original Title
- 白痴
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa, Eijiro Hisaita, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fumio Hayasaka
Toshio Ubukata
Akira Kurosawa
Takashi Koide
Department Leadership Roster
Takashi Koide
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Toshio Ubukata
Director of Photography
Yoshie Taguchi
Costume Design
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Eijiro Hisaita
Screenplay
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Criterion Collection
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What is The Idiot about?
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.
Who directed The Idiot?
The Idiot was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Who stars in The Idiot?
The principal cast of The Idiot includes Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura.
When was The Idiot released and how long is it?
The Idiot was released in 1951 with a total runtime of 2h 46m.
Who composed the musical score for The Idiot?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Idiot was composed by Fumio Hayasaka.
Is The Idiot based on a book or true story?
The Idiot is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Fyodor Dostoevsky".