Red Beard

Name: Red Beard
Genre: Drama
Released: 1968-12-19
Duration: 3 h 5 min
Rating: 8.30
Cast: Reiko Dan, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yûzô Kayama, Toshirô Mifune

– Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w..

Type:

TVSeries

Rating:

8.30 / 10

Duration:

3 Hours and 5 Minutes

Release Year:

1965

Original Name:

赤ひげ

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.

Styles:

Compassionate, Meditative, Reflective, Enigmatic, Melancholic, Talky, Emotional, Bleak, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

19th Century

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

19 Dec 1968

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Akira Kurosawa

Story Written By:

Shûgorô Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide

Main Actors:

Reiko Dan, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yûzô Kayama, Toshirô Mifune

Plot:

In a charity hospital, a hard-bitten but honorable older doctor, Dr. Niide, takes a young intern under his guidance through the course of a number of difficult cases.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

73%