Poster of The Idiot

The Idiot

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, May 23 1951
74 years ago
Genres: Drama, Romance
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Cast

Portrait of Setsuko HaraSetsuko Hara. Setsuko Hara was 30 in The Idiot as 'Taeko Nasu'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 17 1920 –
Died: Sat, Sep 05 2015
Portrait of Masayuki MoriMasayuki Mori. Masayuki Mori was 40 in The Idiot as 'Kinji Kameda'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 13 1911 –
Died: Sun, Oct 07 1973
Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune was 31 in The Idiot as 'Denkichi Akama'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Yoshiko KugaYoshiko Kuga. Yoshiko Kuga was 20 in The Idiot as 'Ayako'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 21 1931 –
Died: Sun, Jun 09 2024
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura. Takashi Shimura was 46 in The Idiot as 'Ono, Ayako's father'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Died: Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Chieko HigashiyamaChieko Higashiyama. Chieko Higashiyama was 60 in The Idiot as 'Satoko, Ayako's mother'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1890 –
Died: Thu, May 08 1980
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi. Eijirō Yanagi was 55 in The Idiot as 'Tohata'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Died: Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Minoru ChiakiMinoru Chiaki. Minoru Chiaki was 34 in The Idiot as 'Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 28 1917 –
Died: Mon, Nov 01 1999
Portrait of Noriko SengokuNoriko Sengoku. Noriko Sengoku was 28 in The Idiot as 'Takako'.
Birthday: Mon, May 29 1922 –
Died: Thu, Dec 27 2012
Portrait of Kokuten KōdōKokuten Kōdō. Kokuten Kōdō was 64 in The Idiot as 'Junpei'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 29 1887 –
Died: Fri, Jan 22 1960
Portrait of Bokuzen HidariBokuzen Hidari. Bokuzen Hidari was 57 in The Idiot as 'Karube'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 20 1894 –
Died: Wed, May 26 1971
Portrait of Eiko MiyoshiEiko Miyoshi. Eiko Miyoshi was 57 in The Idiot as 'Madame Kayama'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 08 1894 –
Died: Sun, Jul 28 1963
Portrait of Chiyoko FumiyaChiyoko Fumiya. Chiyoko Fumiya was 28 in The Idiot as 'Noriko'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 17 1922
Portrait of Mitsuyo AkashiMitsuyo Akashi. Mitsuyo Akashi was >> in The Idiot as 'Madame Akama'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daisuke InoueDaisuke Inoue. Daisuke Inoue was 9 in The Idiot as 'Kaoru'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 13 1941 –
Died: Tue, May 30 2000
Portrait of Fumio TooyamaFumio Tooyama. Fumio Tooyama was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jun YokoyamaJun Yokoyama. Jun Yokoyama was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Atsumi NakamaAtsumi Nakama. Atsumi Nakama was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kunio TeshirogiKunio Teshirogi. Kunio Teshirogi was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shoichi KofujitaShoichi Kofujita. Shoichi Kofujita was 34 in The Idiot
Birthday: Sat, Dec 02 1916
Portrait of Yoichi OsugiYoichi Osugi. Yoichi Osugi was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiko IzumiKeiko Izumi. Keiko Izumi was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Haruko ChichibuHaruko Chichibu. Haruko Chichibu was >> in The Idiot
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa was 41 in The Idiot as 'Director, Editor, Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 23 1910 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 1998
Portrait of Toshio UbukataToshio Ubukata. Toshio Ubukata was >> in The Idiot as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eijiro HisaitaEijiro Hisaita. Eijiro Hisaita was 52 in The Idiot as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 03 1898 –
Died: Wed, Jun 09 1976
Portrait of Takashi KoideTakashi Koide. Takashi Koide was >> in The Idiot as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fumio HayasakaFumio Hayasaka. Fumio Hayasaka was 36 in The Idiot as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 19 1914 –
Died: Sat, Oct 15 1955
Portrait of Fyodor DostoevskyFyodor Dostoevsky. Fyodor Dostoevsky would have been no older than 59 in The Idiot as 'Novel'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 11 1821 –
Died: Wed, Feb 09 1881
Portrait of Takashi MatsuyamaTakashi Matsuyama. Takashi Matsuyama was 42 in The Idiot as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Tue, Sep 22 1908 –
Died: Thu, Jul 14 1977
Portrait of Akio TamuraAkio Tamura. Akio Tamura was >> in The Idiot as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshie TaguchiYoshie Taguchi. Yoshie Taguchi was >> in The Idiot as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshisaburo SenoYoshisaburo Seno. Yoshisaburo Seno was >> in The Idiot as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ushitarô ShimadaUshitarô Shimada. Ushitarô Shimada was >> in The Idiot as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday