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Red Beard

Red Beard

What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?

#1of 1965
1965 3h 5mDrama

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.

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TMDB score· 412 votes

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Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.

The vibe

uniformcareersmall townjapanbrothelheallunatic asylumrural areaclinicdoctor

Behind it

Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaDirectorRyuzo KikushimaRyuzo KikushimaScreenplayHideo OguniScreenplayMasato IdeScreenplayMasaru SatōMasaru SatōComposerAsakazu NakaiAsakazu NakaiCinematography

Cast

Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneDr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")Yūzō KayamaYūzō KayamaDr. Noboru YasumotoTsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiSahachiReiko DanReiko DanOsugiMiyuki KuwanoMiyuki KuwanoOnakaKyōko KagawaKyōko KagawaMadwoman ("The Mantis")Tatsuyoshi EharaTatsuyoshi EharaGenzô TsugawaTerumi NikiTerumi NikiOtoyoAkemi NegishiAkemi NegishiOkuniYoshitaka ZushiYoshitaka ZushiChoboYoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaDr. Handayû MoriEijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoGoheijiTakashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraTokubei IzumiyaChishū RyūChishū RyūMr. YasumotoHaruko SugimuraHaruko SugimuraKin, the madamKinuyo TanakaKinuyo TanakaMadame YasumotoEijirō YanagiEijirō YanagiMadwoman's fatherKōji MitsuiKōji MitsuiHeikichi

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide

Release date

4 Mar 1965

Runtime

3h 5m

Budget

$0.7M

Box office

$1.1M · 1.7× its budget

Studio

TOHO, Kurosawa Production

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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