Der Idiot (2002)
Release Year: 2002
Nation: Japan
Alternative Title: Frank Castorfs Dostojewskij-Inszenierung 'Der Idiot'
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Eijirō Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa
Production & Genre
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: jealousy, love triangle, snow, blizzard, dostoevsky, post war japan, epileptic, russian literature
Story
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kameda, but is loved in turn by Akama. When Akama realizes that he will never have Taeko, his thoughts turn to murder, and great tragedy ensues.
