Red Beard
– Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w..
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.
19 Dec 1968
Japanese
Akira Kurosawa
Masato Ide (screenplay), Hideo Oguni (screenplay), Ryûzô Kikushima (screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (screenplay), Shûgorô Yamamoto (short story collection "Akahige shinryô tan")
Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan
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.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 1 nomination.
Criterion Collection