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The Idiot 1951 Directed by Akira Kurosawa 白痴

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Company Shochiku
Release Date 23 May 1951
166 mins
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
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
Crew
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Eijiro Hisaita
Eijiro Hisaita
Producer
Takashi Koide
Takashi Koide
Cinematography
Toshio Ubukata
Toshio Ubukata
Composer
Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Original Writer
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Art Direction
Takashi Matsuyama
Takashi Matsuyama
Set Decoration
Ushitarô Shimada
Ushitarô Shimada
Costume Design
Yoshie Taguchi
Yoshie Taguchi
Lighting
Akio Tamura
Akio Tamura