The Idiot
Movie • 1951

The Idiot

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Hit
IMDb7.16K
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DramaRomanceJapanese1951Slow BurnFeel Good
Why Watch

A Drama, Romance film (1951) rated 7.1/10 on IMDb by 6K+ viewers — worth watching. Starring Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, known for deliberate slow-burn pacing.

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Synopsis

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.

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

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Is The Idiot worth watching?

Yes, worth watching. Filmistani rates The Idiot 74/100 (IMDb: 7.1/10).

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The Idiot is a hit — 6K+ IMDb votes and a Filmistani Score of 74/100 point to strong audience reception.

What is The Idiot about?

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.…

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