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24774

The Idiot

1951-05-23
7
ja 166m
DramaRomance
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.

Producer

Takashi Koide

Novel

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Original Music Composer

Fumio Hayasaka

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Director of Photography

Toshio Ubukata

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Shochiku