
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.
Top Billed Cast

Setsuko Hara
Taeko Nasu

Masayuki Mori
Kinji Kameda

Toshirō Mifune
Denkichi Akama

Yoshiko Kuga
Ayako

Takashi Shimura
Ono, Ayako's father
Featured Crew

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Takashi Koide
Producer

Akira Kurosawa
Director

Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer

Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Toshio Ubukata
Director of Photography
Yoshie Taguchi
Costume Design
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Akio Tamura
Lighting Technician
Ushitarô Shimada
Set Decoration

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Yoshisaburo Seno
Sound Recordist