Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Idiot end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Idiot easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Idiot violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Idiot

Name: The Idiot
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1951
Duration: 166 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by Shochiku

1951166 min7.0 / 10

A tragic, introspective adaptation of Dostoevsky that uses a saintly protagonist's compassion to expose the destructive nature of love, jealousy, and human frailty in post-war Japan.

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.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Toxic Romantic Relationships Historical Forbidden Romance Toxic Romance Movies East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Jealousy Love Triangle Snow Blizzard Dostoevsky Post War Japan Epileptic Russian Literature

Questions people ask

Is The Idiot sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does The Idiot end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Idiot scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Idiot easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Idiot violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.