The Idiot (白痴) 72 years old

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.

Credits

The Idiot Cast

Name Character
Takashi Shimura He was 46, 76 years old when he died as Ono, Ayako's father
Yoshiko Kuga She was 20, now 93 years old as Ayako
Setsuko Hara She was 30, 95 years old when she died as Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori He was 40, 62 years old when he died as Kinji Kameda
Eiko Miyoshi She was 57, 69 years old when she died as Madame Kayama
Noriko Sengoku She was 29, 90 years old when she died as Takako
Kokuten Kôdô He was 64, 72 years old when he died as Jumpei
Chieko Higashiyama She was 60, 89 years old when she died as Satoko, Ayako's mother
Toshiro Mifune He was 31, 77 years old when he died as Denkichi Akama
Minoru Chiaki He was 33, 82 years old when he died as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Eijirô Yanagi He was 55, 88 years old when he died as Tohata
Daisuke Inoue He was 11, now 83 years old as Kaoru
Bokuzen Hidari He was 57, 77 years old when he died as Karube
Chiyoko Fumiya as Noriko
Mitsuyo Akashi as Madame Akama

The Idiot Crew

Name Department
Fumio Hayasaka as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (41) years old when He died Sound
Takashi Koide as Producer. Production
Eijirô Hisaita as Writer. Writing
Fyodor Dostoyevsky as Novel. He was 129 (59) years old when He died Writing
Toshio Ubukata as Director of Photography. Camera
The Idiot poster
The Idiot (72 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 23, 1951
  • Runtime: 166 minutes