Red Beard

1965 · 3h05 · Film

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Starring Toshirō Mifune

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original title

赤ひげ

Original language

Japanese

Screenplay

Shūgorō Yamamoto, Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Ryūzō Kikushima

Cinematography

Asakazu Nakai

Updated July 22, 2026

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