| Other author/creator | Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998. |
| Other author/creator | Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973. |
| Other author/creator | Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997. |
| Other author/creator | Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015 |
| Other author/creator | Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. |
| Other author/creator | Kuga, Yoshiko. |
| Other author/creator | Hisaita, Eijirō, 1898-1976. |
| Other author/creator | Koide, Takashi, 1938- |
| Other author/creator | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Idiot. |
| Other author/creator | Panorama Entertainment. |
| Other author/creator | Platinum Classics. |
| Other author/creator | Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha. |
| Parallel title |
Idiot |
| Series |
Kinema no seiki = A century of Japanese cinema = Riben ying hua bai nian shi
Riben ying hua bai nian shi ; 29. ^A598891
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| Abstract |
Based on Dostoyevsky's fable of a holy fool, this story which takes place in Hokkaido in the winter is about a man who returns home after a stay in an asylum. He is being drawn toward Christianity, his antagonist is an anarchist. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
| General note | Based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. |
| General note | Screen format: Letter box. |
| General note | Special features: director's biography and filmography. |
| General note | Includes collectible handbill with in-depth production notes in English and Chinese inserted in container. |
| Credits | Cinematography, Toshiro Ubukata ; music, Fumio Hayasaka. |
| Cast |
Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune, Setsuko Hara, Takashi Shimura, Yoshiko Kuga. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In Japanese with Chinese and English subtitles. |
| Publisher number | PCLDVD301060 Panorama Entertainment |
