The Idiot

1951
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The Idiot
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Title: The Idiot

Original Title: Hakuchi

Year: 1951

Info

  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 166 Minutes (2 hours 46 min)
  • Genre: Drama
  • Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)

Release Dates

  • United States: April 30 1963

Plot

A former soldier is branded an idiot because of his epileptic seizures caused by wartime experiences. He shows unbridled compassion for people after he moves in with friends of his family as he tries to help a young man ruined by the war and a woman hounded by a wealthy but cruel suitor. All the characters are victims of the war and its devastating emotional aftershocks.

Director:

Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa

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