Movie Description
白痴
(1951)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Akira Kurosawa
- Producer : Takashi Koide
- Editor : Akira Kurosawa
- Cast : Setsuko Hara,Masayuki Mori,Toshirō Mifune,Yoshiko Kuga,Takashi Shimura,Chieko Higashiyama,Eijirō Yanagi,Minoru Chiaki,Noriko Sengoku,Kokuten Kōdō,Bokuzen Hidari,Eiko Miyoshi,Chiyoko Fumiya,Mitsuyo Akashi,Daisuke Inoue,Fumio Tooyama,Jun Yokoyama,Atsumi Nakama,Kunio Teshirogi,Shoichi Kofujita,Yoichi Osugi,Keiko Izumi,Haruko Chichibu
Cast
Taeko Nasu
Kinji Kameda
Denkichi Akama
Ayako
Ono, Ayako's father
Satoko, Ayako's mother
Tohata
Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Takako
Junpei
Karube
Madame Kayama
Noriko
Madame Akama
Kaoru
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Facts
Original Title白痴
Status Released
Release Information
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1951-05-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 46m
Production CompaniesShochiku
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
