Movie

Red Beard (1965)

• R
• March 4, 1965
• 3h 5m

• Drama

“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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Shūgorō Yamamoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni

Starring

Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki