Red Beard (1965)
What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?
- Released
- Runtime 3h 5m
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Genres Drama
- Rating 8.2/10 (428 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Toshirō Mifune
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
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Yūzō Kayama
as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Sahachi
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Reiko Dan
as Osugi
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Miyuki Kuwano
as Onaka
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Kyōko Kagawa
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
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Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Genzô Tsugawa
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Terumi Niki
as Otoyo
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Akemi Negishi
as Okuni
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Yoshitaka Zushi
as Chobo
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Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Dr. Handayû Mori
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Eijirō Tōno
as Goheiji
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Takashi Shimura
as Tokubei Izumiya
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Chishū Ryū
as Mr. Yasumoto
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Haruko Sugimura
as Kin, the madam
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Kinuyo Tanaka
as Madame Yasumoto
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Eijirō Yanagi
as Madwoman's father
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Kōji Mitsui
as Heikichi
Crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
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Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
- Takao Saitō Director of Photography
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Akira Kurosawa
Editor
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Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
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Ryuzo Kikushima
Producer
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Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
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Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
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Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
-
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
- Masato Ide Screenplay
