
Red Beard
Apr 03 1965
•3h 5m
•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.
Cast
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Toshirō Mifune
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")

Yūzō Kayama
Dr. Noboru Yasumoto

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sahachi

Reiko Dan
Osugi
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