The Idiot

Akira Kurosawa
1951-05-23


6.96
166 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Setsuko Hara Taeko Nasu Unowned
Masayuki Mori Kinji Kameda Unowned
Toshirō Mifune Denkichi Akama Unowned
Yoshiko Kuga Ayako Unowned
Takashi Shimura Ono, Ayako's father Unowned
Chieko Higashiyama Satoko, Ayako's mother Unowned
Eijirō Yanagi Tohata Unowned
Minoru Chiaki Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary Unowned
Noriko Sengoku Takako Unowned
Kokuten Kōdō Junpei Unowned
Bokuzen Hidari Karube Unowned
Eiko Miyoshi Madame Kayama Unowned
Chiyoko Fumiya Noriko Unowned
Mitsuyo Akashi Madame Akama Unowned
Daisuke Inoue Kaoru Unowned
Fumio Tooyama Unowned
Jun Yokoyama Unowned
Atsumi Nakama Unowned
Kunio Teshirogi Unowned
Shoichi Kofujita Unowned
Yoichi Osugi Unowned
Keiko Izumi Unowned
Haruko Chichibu Unowned