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The Idiot

Original title: Hakuchi
  • 1951
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
6.3K
YOUR RATING
The Idiot (1951)
JapaneseDramaRomance

A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.

  • Director
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Fyodor Dostoevsky
    • Eijirô Hisaita
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Setsuko Hara
    • Masayuki Mori
    • Toshirō Mifune
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Fyodor Dostoevsky
      • Eijirô Hisaita
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Setsuko Hara
      • Masayuki Mori
      • Toshirō Mifune
    • 49User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast22

    Setsuko Hara
    Setsuko Hara
    • Taeko Nasu
    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Kinji Kameda
    Toshirō Mifune
    Toshirō Mifune
    • Denkichi Akama
    • (as Toshirô Mifune)
    Yoshiko Kuga
    Yoshiko Kuga
    • Ayako
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Ono, Ayako's father
    Chieko Higashiyama
    Chieko Higashiyama
    • Satoko, Ayako's mother
    Eijirô Yanagi
    Eijirô Yanagi
    • Tohata
    Minoru Chiaki
    Minoru Chiaki
    • Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
    Noriko Sengoku
    Noriko Sengoku
    • Takako
    Kokuten Kōdō
    Kokuten Kōdō
    • Jumpei
    • (as Kokuten Kôdô)
    Bokuzen Hidari
    Bokuzen Hidari
    • Karube
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    • Madame Kayama
    Chiyoko Fumiya
    • Noriko
    Mitsuyo Akashi
    • Madame Akama
    Daisuke Inoue
    • Kaoru
    Jun Yokoyama
    Atsumi Nakama
    Kunio Miyogi
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Fyodor Dostoevsky
      • Eijirô Hisaita
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews49

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'The Idiot' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Romance

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Filmed as a two-part production running 265 minutes. Shochiku (the studio) told Akira Kurosawa that the film had to be cut in half, because it was too long; he told them, "In that case, better cut it lengthwise." The film was released truncated at 166 minutes.
    • Quotes
      • Subtitle: In this world, goodness and idiocy are often equated. This story tells of the destruction of a pure soul by a faithless world.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Hall of the Mountain King
      (uncredited)
      From "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46"
      Music by Edvard Grieg

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 30, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Der Idiot
    • Filming locations
      • Hokkaido, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 46m(166 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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