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The Idiot (1951) – Official Trailer, Cast & Details
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The Idiot is a 1951 drama and romance film from director Akira Kurosawa, featuring Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori and Toshirō Mifune. It is 2 hours 46 minutes long and came out on May 23, 1951. The Idiot holds an average TMDB user score of 7.0/10 from 135 votes.
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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
Frequently Asked Questions About The Idiot
When was The Idiot released?
The Idiot was released on May 23, 1951.
What is the runtime of The Idiot?
The Idiot has a runtime of 2 hours 46 minutes (166 minutes).
Who stars in The Idiot?
The Idiot stars Setsuko Hara as Taeko Nasu, Masayuki Mori as Kinji Kameda, Toshirō Mifune as Denkichi Akama and Yoshiko Kuga as Ayako. The cast also includes Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama, Eijirō Yanagi and Minoru Chiaki.
Who directed The Idiot?
The Idiot was directed by Akira Kurosawa. The screenplay is credited to Akira Kurosawa and Eijiro Hisaita.
What genre is The Idiot?
The Idiot is listed on TMDB as a mix of drama and romance.
What is the TMDB score of The Idiot?
On TMDB it has an average user score of 7.0/10 from 135 votes.
What movies are similar to The Idiot?
Movies TMDB recommends alongside The Idiot include Doctor Zhivago (1965), Anna Karenina (1997), Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021), Persuasion (2007) and Earthquake Bird (2019).
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