Red Beard

3h 5min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

TOHO

Kurosawa Production

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Genzô Tsugawa
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Dr. Handayû Mori
Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Tokubei Izumiya
Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Mr. Yasumoto
Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Kin, the madam
Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Madame Yasumoto
Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Madwoman's father
Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Heikichi
Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Chief retainer
Nobuo Chiba

Nobuo Chiba

Matsudaira
Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Genpaku Amano
Yōko Fujiyama

Yōko Fujiyama

Chigusa, Masae's sister
Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Choji's Mother
Michiko Araki

Michiko Araki

Brothel owner
Yasuzō Ogawa

Yasuzō Ogawa

Businessman
Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Resident
Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Resident
Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Masae's mother
Chisato Aoki

Chisato Aoki

Prostitute
Kyoko Kurisu

Kyoko Kurisu

Prostitute
Toshiko Fukai

Toshiko Fukai

Prostitute
Keiko Tomita

Keiko Tomita

Girl on street
Masanobu Ōkubo

Masanobu Ōkubo

Choji's Father
Susumu Ishikawa

Susumu Ishikawa

(uncredited)

Release date

3rd Apr 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語