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Oeuvre: Kurosawa: The Idiot - Spectrum Culture

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While not seen as especially significant among his oeuvre, The Idiot actually serves as a major transition point for Akira Kurosawa, standing as his final work made as a strictly Japanese artist. Released in May 1951, it appeared several months before the Venice Film Festival honored Rashomon – which had actually come out the year prior – with the Golden Lion, opening up the international era in the country’s cinema. This all came as a surprise …
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Oeuvre: Kurosawa: The Idiot - Spectrum Culture

While not seen as especially significant among his oeuvre, The Idiot actually serves as a major transition point for Akira Kurosawa, standing as his final work made as a strictly Japanese artist. Released in May 1951, it appeared several months before the Venice Film Festival honored Rashomon – which had actually come out the year prior – with the Golden Lion, opening up the international era in the country’s cinema. This all came as a surprise …

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Spectrum Culture broke the news in on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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