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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.

1951 |2h 46m |  Drama, Romance

Cast

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Setsuko Hara

Taeko Nasu

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Masayuki Mori

Kinji Kameda

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Toshirō Mifune

Denkichi Akama

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Yoshiko Kuga

Ayako

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Takashi Shimura

Ono, Ayako's father

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Chieko Higashiyama

Satoko, Ayako's mother

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Eijirō Yanagi

Tohata

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Minoru Chiaki

Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

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Noriko Sengoku

Takako

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Kokuten Kōdō

Junpei

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Bokuzen Hidari

Karube

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Eiko Miyoshi

Madame Kayama

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Daisuke Inoue

Kaoru

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Shoichi Kofujita

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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