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The Idiot (1951) is streaming on Criterion Channel.
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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.
Kinji Kameda’s unrelenting kindness acts as a catalyst for chaos among a group of fractured souls. His quiet empathy forces every person in this snowy landscape to confront their own capacity for cruelty and obsession.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama, Eijirō Yanagi, Minoru Chiaki, Noriko Sengoku, Kokuten Kōdō
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The Idiot
You can stream The Idiot (1951) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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7.0/10
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60%
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama, Eijirō Yanagi, Minoru Chiaki, Noriko Sengoku, Kokuten Kōdō
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The Idiot is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified October 13, 2026.