The Idiot ( Hakuchi )

The Idiot (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Hakuchi
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
159 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1951 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Akira Kurosawa

Written By:
Akira Kurosawa
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Eijirô Hisaita

Actors:
Setsuko Hara ..... Taeko Nasu
Masayuki Mori ..... Kinji Kameda
Toshirô Mifune ..... Denkichi Akama
Takashi Shimura ..... Ono, Ayako's father
Chieko Higashiyama ..... Satoko, Ayako's mother
Chiyoko Fumiya ..... Noriko
Eijirô Yanagi ..... Tohata
Yoshiko Kuga ..... Ayako
Minoru Chiaki ..... Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary
Eiko Miyoshi ..... Madame Kayama
Noriko Sengoku ..... Takako
Mitsuyo Akashi ..... Madame Akama

Synopsis:

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. Taken from Feodor Dostoyevsky's classic novel, the screenplay was written by the film's director, Akira Kurosawa.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 08 March, 2007.

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