Red Beard

1965 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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.

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Chishū Ryū, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kinuyo Tanaka, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kō Nishimura, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Akemi Negishi, Terumi Niki

Rating: 8.093/10 from 257 votes