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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 90/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 781 1960s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 5m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic90/100
426 audience votes
Key crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Ryuzo KikushimaScreenplay
- Akira KurosawaScreenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
- Masato IdeScreenplay
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneDr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
- Yūzō KayamaDr. Noboru Yasumoto
- Tsutomu YamazakiSahachi
- Reiko DanOsugi
- Miyuki KuwanoOnaka
- Kyōko KagawaMadwoman ("The Mantis")
- Tatsuyoshi EharaGenzô Tsugawa
- Terumi NikiOtoyo
- Akemi NegishiOkuni
- Yoshitaka ZushiChobo
- Yoshio TsuchiyaDr. Handayû Mori
- Eijirō TōnoGoheiji
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The Best Movies of 1965
Red Beard is #8 of 60
