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The Idiot

2h 46m1946Akira Kurosawa
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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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JealousyLove TriangleSnowBlizzardDostoevskyPost War JapanEpilepticRussian Literature

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What is The Idiot (1946) about?

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.

Who stars in The Idiot?

The Idiot stars Setsuko Hara (Taeko Nasu), Masayuki Mori (Kinji Kameda), Toshirō Mifune (Denkichi Akama), Yoshiko Kuga (Ayako), Takashi Shimura (Ono, Ayako's father). The film was directed by Akira Kurosawa.

How long is The Idiot?

The Idiot has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1946.

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