Red Beard

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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Top 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

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