Red Beard

– 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
Red Beard (1965) - Also known as 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.

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Release Date:

19 Dec 1968

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Writer:

Masato Ide (screenplay), Hideo Oguni (screenplay), Ryûzô Kikushima (screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (screenplay), Shûgorô Yamamoto (short story collection "Akahige shinryô tan")

Main Actors:

Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan

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:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%