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The Idiot
The Idiot

The Idiot

7.0/10
May 23, 1951
166 minutes
Akira Kurosawa
Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Where to Watch

Stream

Criterion Channel

Movie Details

Release Date

May 23, 1951

Runtime

166 minutes

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Rating

7.0/10

Production Companies

Shochiku

Cast

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