Country
Japan
Date
May 23, 1951
2h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Minoru Chiaki | Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary |
| Noriko Sengoku | Takako |
| Kokuten Kōdō | Junpei |
| Bokuzen Hidari | Karube |
| Eiko Miyoshi | Madame Kayama |
| Chiyoko Fumiya | Noriko |
| Mitsuyo Akashi | Madame Akama |
| Daisuke Inoue | Kaoru |
| Fumio Tooyama | |
| Jun Yokoyama | |
| Atsumi Nakama | |
| Kunio Teshirogi | |
| Shoichi Kofujita | |
| Yoichi Osugi | |
| Keiko Izumi | |
| Haruko Chichibu |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 白痴 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Shochiku |
| Data di uscita | 23 maggio 1951 |
| Producer | Takashi Koide |
| Writer | Fyodor Dostoevsky, Akira Kurosawa, Eijiro Hisaita |
| Editors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cinematography | Toshio Ubukata |
| Asst. Directors | Akira Kurosawa |
| Lighting | Akio Tamura |
| Camera Operators | Toshio Ubukata |
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| Add. Photography | Toshio Ubukata |
| Production Design | Takashi Matsuyama, Ushitarô Shimada |
| Art Direction | Takashi Matsuyama, Ushitarô Shimada |
| Set Decoration | Ushitarô Shimada, Takashi Matsuyama |
| Composer | Fumio Hayasaka, Yoshisaburo Seno |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka, Yoshisaburo Seno |
| Costume Design | Yoshie Taguchi |
| Makeup | Yoshie Taguchi |
| Hairstyling | Yoshie Taguchi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Oct 26, 1951
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