

Red Beard
1965-03-04 · 185 min · ★ 8.2
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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Production details
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Production companies
- TOHO, Kurosawa Production
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 650,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,110,000
Top Cast
Toshirō MifuneDr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yūzō KayamaDr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tsutomu YamazakiSahachi
Reiko DanOsugi
Miyuki KuwanoOnaka
Kyōko KagawaMadwoman ("The Mantis")
Tatsuyoshi EharaGenzô Tsugawa
Terumi NikiOtoyo
Akemi NegishiOkuni
Yoshitaka ZushiChobo
Yoshio TsuchiyaDr. Handayû Mori
Eijirō TōnoGoheiji
Takashi ShimuraTokubei Izumiya
Chishū RyūMr. Yasumoto
Haruko SugimuraKin, the madam
Kinuyo TanakaMadame Yasumoto
Eijirō YanagiMadwoman's father
Kōji MitsuiHeikichi
Kō NishimuraChief retainer
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