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The Idiot
The Idiot

The Idiot

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

166 mins

Rating

6.95/10

Release Date

23 May 1951

Country

Japan

Cast

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Ayako

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Tohata

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Takako

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Junpei

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Karube

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Madame Kayama

Chiyoko Fumiya

Chiyoko Fumiya

Noriko

Mitsuyo Akashi

Mitsuyo Akashi

Madame Akama

Daisuke Inoue

Daisuke Inoue

Kaoru

Fumio Tooyama

Fumio Tooyama

Jun Yokoyama

Jun Yokoyama

Atsumi Nakama

Atsumi Nakama

Kunio Teshirogi

Kunio Teshirogi

Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Yoichi Osugi

Yoichi Osugi

Keiko Izumi

Keiko Izumi

Haruko Chichibu

Haruko Chichibu

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