# The Idiot (1951)

> A traumatized war veteran becomes the moral center of a snowbound Japanese love triangle where compassion collides with jealousy, social exploitation, and violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14662

## Facts

- Runtime: 166 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama, Eijirō Yanagi, Minoru Chiaki
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043614/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, brooding, tragic, classic cinema study, quiet winter viewing

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