The Idiot
The Idiot1951
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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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Setsuko HaraTaeko Nasu | Taeko Nasu |
 Masayuki MoriKinji Kameda | Kinji Kameda |
 Toshirō MifuneDenkichi Akama | Denkichi Akama |
 Yoshiko KugaAyako | Ayako |
 Takashi ShimuraOno, Ayako's father | Ono, Ayako's father |
 Chieko HigashiyamaSatoko, Ayako's mother | Satoko, Ayako's mother |
 Eijirō YanagiTohata | Tohata |
 Minoru ChiakiMutsuo Kayama, the secretary | Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary |
 Noriko SengokuTakako | Takako |
 Kokuten KōdōJunpei | Junpei |
 Bokuzen HidariKarube | Karube |
 Eiko MiyoshiMadame Kayama | Madame Kayama |
 Chiyoko FumiyaNoriko | Noriko |
| MMitsuyo AkashiMadame Akama | Madame Akama |
 Daisuke InoueKaoru | Kaoru |
| FFumio TooyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| JJun YokoyamaNot listed | Not listed |
| AAtsumi NakamaNot listed | Not listed |
| KKunio TeshirogiNot listed | Not listed |
 Shoichi KofujitaNot listed | Not listed |
| YYoichi OsugiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKeiko IzumiNot listed | Not listed |
| HHaruko ChichibuNot listed | Not listed |