The Idiot

1951 film by Akira Kurosawa
Movie film Q1194546
The Idiot
Shochiku Company, Limited (松竹株式会社, Shōchiku Kabushiki Gaisha) © 1951 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Idiot

Summary

The Idiot is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Idiot's image is recorded as Hakuchi poster.jpg[3].
  • The Idiot's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Idiot's director is recorded as Akira Kurosawa[5].
  • The Idiot's screenwriter is recorded as Akira Kurosawa[6].
  • The Idiot's composer is recorded as Fumio Hayasaka[7].
  • The Idiot's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Idiot's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • The Idiot's based on is recorded as The Idiot[10].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Setsuko Hara[11].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Yoshiko Kuga[12].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Toshirō Mifune[13].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Masayuki Mori[14].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Takashi Shimura[15].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Noriko Sengoku[16].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Chieko Higashiyama[17].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Minoru Chiaki[18].
  • The Idiot's cast member is recorded as Eijirō Yanagi[19].
  • The Idiot's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 200820563[20].
  • The Idiot's GND ID is recorded as 7636160-3[21].
  • The Idiot's IdRef ID is recorded as 181430266[22].
  • The Idiot's production company is recorded as Shochiku[23].
  • The Idiot's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0043614[24].
  • The Idiot's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • The Idiot's Commons category is recorded as The Idiot (film)[26].
  • The Idiot's review score is recorded as 6.9/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Idiot's director is recorded as Akira Kurosawa[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Akira Kurosawa[6]. Cast members include Setsuko Hara[11], Yoshiko Kuga[12], Toshirō Mifune[13], Masayuki Mori[14], Takashi Shimura[15], and Noriko Sengoku[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1951-05-23T00:00:00Z[29]. The Idiot's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[25]. Genres include drama film[8] and film based on a novel[9].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[27] and 64%[30].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Idiot's after a work by is recorded as Fyodor Dostoyevsky[31].

Why It Matters

The Idiot ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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