The Idiot
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.
Top Billed Cast
Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda
Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama
Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako
Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father
Featured Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Takashi Koide
Producer
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Toshio Ubukata
Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Eijirō Hisaita
Screenplay
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Ushitarô Shimada
Set Decoration
Akio Tamura
Lighting Technician
Yoshisaburo Seno
Sound Recordist
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