Red Beard
“What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?”
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.
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Cast
56 people
Toshirō Mifune
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Yūzō Kayama
Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Known for
Sanjuro
The Sword of Doom
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sahachi
Known for
Tampopo
Kagemusha
Reiko Dan
Osugi
Known for
Sanjuro
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Miyuki Kuwano
Onaka
Known for
Cruel Story of Youth
Late Autumn
Kyōko Kagawa
Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Genzô Tsugawa
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Sanjuro
Terumi Niki
Otoyo
Known for
Evil Dead Trap
Akemi Negishi
Okuni
Known for
Anatahan
Sex and Fury
Yoshitaka Zushi
Chobo
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
Dreams
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Dr. Handayû Mori
Known for
Seven Samurai
Funeral Parade of Roses
Eijirō Tōno
Goheiji
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Akira Kurosawa Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Masato Ide Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $650K · United States release January 19, 1966
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Budget
$650,000
Worldwide gross
$1,110,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
TOHO
Production
Kurosawa Production
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
赤ひげ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · March 4, 1965
Limited theatrical
Japan · April 3, 1965
Theatrical
United States · January 19, 1966
Theatrical
Australia
October 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Czechia
June 1, 2006 · Physical · DVD
December 21, 2008 · TV · ČT2
France
January 4, 1978 · Theatrical
Italy
August 31, 1965 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Russia
November 14, 1966 · Theatrical
Spain
September 13, 1967 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 12, 1966 · Theatrical
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