Red Beard

About

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.

Credits

Directed by

• Akira Kurosawa

Written by

• Masato Ide
• Hideo Oguni
• Ryuzo Kikushima
• Akira Kurosawa

Produced by

• Tomoyuki Tanaka
• Ryuzo Kikushima

Music by

• Masaru Satō

Cinematography

• Asakazu Nakai
• Takao Saitō

Edited by

• Akira Kurosawa

Cast

• Toshirō Mifuneas Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
• Yūzō Kayamaas Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
• Tsutomu Yamazakias Sahachi
• Reiko Danas Osugi
• Miyuki Kuwanoas Onaka
• Kyōko Kagawaas Madwoman ("The Mantis")
• Tatsuyoshi Eharaas Genzô Tsugawa
• Terumi Nikias Otoyo
• Akemi Negishias Okuni
• Yoshitaka Zushias Chobo
• Yoshio Tsuchiyaas Dr. Handayû Mori
• Eijirō Tōnoas Goheiji
• Takashi Shimuraas Tokubei Izumiya
• Chishū Ryūas Mr. Yasumoto
• Haruko Sugimuraas Kin, the madam
• Kinuyo Tanakaas Madame Yasumoto
• Eijirō Yanagias Madwoman's father
• Kōji Mitsuias Heikichi
• Kō Nishimuraas Chief retainer
• Nobuo Chibaas Matsudaira

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