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.

Cast

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

as Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

as Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

as Ayako

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

as Ono, Ayako's father

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

as Satoko, Ayako's mother

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

as Tohata

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

as Takako

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

as Junpei

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Kameda" (Masayuki Mori) is a Japanese soldier suffering from what looks like a degree of PTSD after he only narrowly escaped a firing squad for a crime he did not commit in his country's war with Russia. His mental status is distinctly precarious when he heads home. Along the way he encounters the ...

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