The Idiot

Apparently someone thought Dostoevsky needed a snowy backdrop. Kameda arrives in Hokkaidō and gets entangled in a complicated web of relationships. His compassion only makes things messier, naturally.

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Akira Kurosawa directed The Idiot in 1951. See Akira Kurosawa's full filmography, where to start with Akira Kurosawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Akira Kurosawa.

The Idiot was released in 1951 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 166 minutes.