

Red Beard
"What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
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Key Crew

Ryūzō Kikushima
Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer

Akira Kurosawa
Director

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay

Hideo Oguni
Screenplay

Ryūzō Kikushima
Screenplay
Cast

Toshirō 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

Yoshitaka Zushi
Chobo

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Dr. Handayû Mori

Eijirō Tōno
Goheiji

Takashi Shimura
Tokubei Izumiya

Chishū Ryū
Mr. Yasumoto

Haruko Sugimura
Kin, the madam

Kinuyo Tanaka
Madame Yasumoto

Eijirō Yanagi
Madwoman's father

Kōji Mitsui
Heikichi

Kō Nishimura
Chief retainer

Nobuo Chiba
Matsudaira