
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.
DramaRomance
The Idiot
Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
1951-05-23
Runtime
166 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako

Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama
Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi
Tohata

Minoru Chiaki
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku
Takako

Kokuten Kōdō
Junpei

Bokuzen Hidari
Karube

Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Kayama
Production Companies

Shochiku