| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama film, film based on a novel |
| Runtime | 166 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Budget | ¥70 million |
The action starts on a ship traveling from Okinawa. Kameda, who suffers from "epileptic dementia" (which he refers to as "idiocy"), is heading to Hokkaido. The movie explains that "Dostoevsky wanted to portray a genuinely good man. It may seem ironic, choosing a young idiot as his hero, but in this world, goodness and idiocy are often equated.