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The Idiot, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's nineteenth-century masterpiece about a wayward, pure soul's reintegration into society—updated by Kurosawa to capture Japan’s postwar aimlessness—was a victim of studio interference and, finally, public indifference.
- 166 min
- 16.4K
- Shadows of the Dark
The Idiot, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's nineteenth-century masterpiece about a wayward, pure soul's reintegration into society—updated by Kurosawa to capture Japan’s postwar aimlessness—was a victim of studio interference and, finally, public indifference.
- Taeko Nasu
The Idiot: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga. 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.
- (5.7K)
- Drama, Romance
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1963-04-30
The Idiot (Japanese: 白痴, Hepburn: Hakuchi) is a 1951 Japanese film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa. It is based on the 1869 novel The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The original 265-minute version of the film, faithful to the novel, has been long lost.
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- Setsuko Hara
- Akira Kurosawa
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The Idiot is a 1951 Japanese film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa. It is based on the 1869 novel The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The original 265-minute version of the film, faithful...
Drama Romance 1951 2h 46m. 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.The Idiot featuring Setsuko Hara and Masayuki Mori is streaming with subscription on Filmbox Live (Via Prime Video).