Red Beard

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Red Beard is a 1965 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its humanistic portrayal of a gruff yet compassionate doctor mentoring a young physician in an Edo-era clinic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese film
film
period drama film
basedOn stories by Shūgorō Yamamoto
blackAndWhite true
character Dr. Kyojō Niide
characterAlias Red Beard
cinematographyBy Asakazu Nakai
Takao Saitō
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin Japan
criticalReputation renowned for its humanistic portrayal of a doctor
director Akira Kurosawa
distributor Toho
editedBy Akira Kurosawa
eraDepicted late Edo period
filmingLocation Japan
genre drama film
jidaigeki
hasDoctorCharacter true
language Japanese
leadActor Toshirō Mifune
mainCharacterOccupation doctor
mainTheme compassion
humanism
medical ethics
medium theatrical film
musicBy Masaru Satō
narrativeFocus mentorship of a young physician
notableFor detailed depiction of an Edo-era clinic
humanistic portrayal of medicine
originalTitle Akahige
partOf Akira Kurosawa filmography
linked to: Akira Kurosawa
plotFocus relationship between an experienced doctor and a young physician
productionCompany Toho
productionFormat 35 mm film
releaseDateJapan 1965-04-03
releaseYear 1965
runtimeMinutes 185
screenwriter Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
Ryūzō Kikushima
settingPeriod Edo period
stars Toshirō Mifune
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Yūzō Kayama
linked to: Yuzo Kayama
studio Toho Studios
linked to: Toho
title Red Beard

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Akira Kurosawa notableWork Red Beard
Red Beard title Red Beard
Red Beard characterAlias Red Beard
Toshirō Mifune notableWork Red Beard
Blue Danube replacedBy Red Beard
subject linked to: Blue Danube bomb
Red Beard codename Red Beard
subject linked to: Red Beard bomb