Red Beard (1966)

  • NR
  • 01/19/1966 (US)
  • Drama
  • 3h 5m

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

Overview

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director, Screenplay

Shūgorō Yamamoto

Novel

Masato Ide

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Ryūzō Kikushima

Screenplay

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yūzō Kayama's headshot

Yūzō Kayama

Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tsutomu Yamazaki's headshot

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Sahachi
Reiko Dan's headshot

Reiko Dan

Osugi
Miyuki Kuwano's headshot

Miyuki Kuwano

Onaka
Kyōko Kagawa's headshot

Kyōko Kagawa

Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Tatsuyoshi Ehara's headshot

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Genzô Tsugawa
Terumi Niki's headshot

Terumi Niki

Otoyo

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