Red Beard
1965 · 185 min
Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Written by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide. Starring Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan.
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.
Critics 73% · audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video, HBO Max, Criterion Channel