

Red Beard
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1965-04-03 • 3h 5m
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.
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Editors
- Akira Kurosawa

Red Beard
Visit website1965-04-03 • 3h 5m
8.1/10 • 374
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.
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Editors
- Akira Kurosawa
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsToshirō Mifune
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yūzō Kayama
Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sahachi
Reiko Dan
Osugi
Miyuki Kuwano
Onaka
Kyōko Kagawa
Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Genzô Tsugawa
Terumi Niki
Otoyo
Akemi Negishi
Okuni
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