Red Beard (1965)
“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.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Toshirō Mifune
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yūzō Kayama
as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Sahachi
Reiko Dan
as Osugi
Miyuki Kuwano
as Onaka
Kyōko Kagawa
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Genzô Tsugawa
Terumi Niki
as Otoyo
Akemi Negishi
as Okuni
Yoshitaka Zushi
as Chobo
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Dr. Handayû Mori
Eijirō Tōno
as GoheijiCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 185 min |
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