The Idiots

2010 2h 0m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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10 years ago Hide, a college student, meets Yuki Gakuko, an older woman, through work. They become lovers with Hide falling hard for Yuki Gakuko. The following year, Yuki abruptly announces one day that she is going to marry another man. This devastates Hide. Hide eventually finishes college and finds a job, but his yearning for Yuki leads him into depression and alcoholism. Meanwhile, Yuki is involved in a car accident and suffers a life altering injury. Now, 10 years later the two former lovers come across each other once again. They are both shells of their former selves ...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroki Narimiya
Hide
Yuki Uchida
Gakuko
Miho Shiraishi
Shoko
Yuri Nakamura
山根ユキ（Yuki Yamane）
Reina Asami
Hide's older sister
Natsuki Okamoto
Megumi
Miyoko Asada
Hide's mom
Takashi Kobayashi
Hide's dad

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Writers: Miyuki Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, shot by Shinji Kugimiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hiroki Narimiya and Yuki Uchida and Miho Shiraishi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1433763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shusuke Kaneko directs. Shinji Kugimiya behind the camera. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, shot by Shinji Kugimiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroki Narimiya and Yuki Uchida and Miho Shiraishi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1433763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.