The Idiot
The Idiot

The Idiot

7.0(118 votes)
1951
2h 46m
Drama
Romance

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.

Production

Shochiku

Cast

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

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