The Idiot

1951 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

66/100

Hit

no

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.

The Idiot (1951), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 66/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Setsuko Hara
• Masayuki Mori
• Toshirō Mifune
• Yoshiko Kuga
• Takashi Shimura
• Chieko Higashiyama
• Eijirō Yanagi
• Minoru Chiaki
• Noriko Sengoku
• Kokuten Kōdō

Crew

• Toshio Ubukata — Director of Photography
• Akira Kurosawa — Editor
• Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
• Eijiro Hisaita — Screenplay

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
5. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
6. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit

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