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The Idiot

1951

166 minutes

DramaRomance

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Setsuko Hara headshot

Setsuko Hara

Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori headshot

Masayuki Mori

Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga headshot

Yoshiko Kuga

Ayako

Takashi Shimura headshot

Takashi Shimura

Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama headshot

Chieko Higashiyama

Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi headshot

Eijirō Yanagi

Tohata

Minoru Chiaki headshot

Minoru Chiaki

Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku headshot

Noriko Sengoku

Takako

Kokuten Kōdō headshot

Kokuten Kōdō

Junpei

Bokuzen Hidari headshot

Bokuzen Hidari

Karube

Eiko Miyoshi headshot

Eiko Miyoshi

Madame Kayama

Chiyoko Fumiya headshot

Chiyoko Fumiya

Noriko

Mitsuyo Akashi headshot

Mitsuyo Akashi

Madame Akama

Daisuke Inoue headshot

Daisuke Inoue

Kaoru

Fumio Tooyama headshot

Fumio Tooyama

Jun Yokoyama headshot

Jun Yokoyama

Atsumi Nakama headshot

Atsumi Nakama

Kunio Teshirogi headshot

Kunio Teshirogi

Shoichi Kofujita headshot

Shoichi Kofujita

Yoichi Osugi headshot

Yoichi Osugi

Keiko Izumi headshot

Keiko Izumi

Haruko Chichibu headshot

Haruko Chichibu