1965 · Drama
Red Beard
Original title · 赤ひげ
What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?
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.
- 8.2/10 · 429 votes
- 3h 5m
- March 4, 1965
- Japanese
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
About Red Beard
Red Beard is a 1965 drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It runs 3h 5m. It was released on March 4, 1965.
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 original title is 赤ひげ. The original language is Japanese. Spoken languages include Japanese. Production countries include Japan.
The average rating is 8.2 out of 10, based on 429 TMDB votes.
Red Beard Details
- Title
- Red Beard
- Original title
- 赤ひげ
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Rating
- 8.2/10 from 429 votes
- Original language
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
- Budget
- $650,000
- Box office
- $1,110,000
- Keywords
- uniform, career, small town, japan, brothel, heal, lunatic asylum, rural area, clinic, doctor, psychiatrist, intern
Red Beard Release Date
Red Beard was released on March 4, 1965. More 1965 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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Red Beard 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
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