Red Beard
Red Beard

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It's the early nineteenth century, and young Dr. Noboru Yasumoto has been summoned for a reason unknown to him to rural Koishikawa Medical Clinic from Nagasaki, where he has been stationed for three years completing his internship. The clinic, headed by the outwardly stern Dr. Kyojô Niide - nicknamed "Red Beard" for that attribute - under his very strict guidelines, treats the poor and disadvantaged of the region. Much to his surprise and dismay, Yasumoto is told he is to st... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Red Beard:

Toshirō Mifune
Yūzō Kayama
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Reiko Dan
Miyuki Kuwano
Kyōko Kagawa

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It's the early nineteenth century, and young Dr. Noboru Yasumoto has been summoned for a reason unknown to him to rural Koishikawa Medical Clinic from Nagasaki, where he has been stationed for three years completing his internship. The clinic, headed by the outwardly stern Dr. Kyojô Niide - nicknamed "Red Beard" for that attribute - under his very strict guidelines, treats the poor and disadvantaged of the region. Much to his surprise and dismay, Yasumoto is told he is to start work there immediately, staff, including doctors, living on site. As he was expecting a position as a physician for a shogunate in his privilege, Yasumoto shows his displeasure at this fate at every turn. He believes this fate was either orchestrated directly by Red Beard in solely wanting access to his detailed professional notes - Yasumoto believing he a much better doctor than his new, more experienced superior - or by the father of a female acquaintance in an effort to get rid of him. Yasumoto may get a different perspective of life as a doctor at the clinic in getting to view Red Beard's methods first hand, as he gets to know the stories of some of the in-patients at the clinic, and as he is assigned his first patient, Otoyo, a twelve year old orphaned girl who was raised in an abusive brothel environment in an effort to seal her supposed future.

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Apollo Guide - 10/10 by Dan JardineSomething for everyone. A masterpiece, and with Kurosawa that's really saying something.
Old School Reviews - 9/10 by John A. NesbitMany directors still have never created one film equal to Red Beard, which only pales when compared to Kurosawa's greatest films
Q Network Film Desk - 9/10 by James KendrickA moving illustration that hope and generosity, even in small amounts, will always persevere and make a difference.
Filmcritic.com - 8/10 by Christopher NullA major miss... a protracted retelling of General Hospital in 19th century Japan.
New Yorker - 7/10 by Michael SragowKurosawa somehow manages to imbue every moment of this three-hour-plus movie with the transcendent vitality and intelligence of a great Victorian novel.
Movie Habit - 6/10 by Marty MapesWhat saves the Criterion DVD is the commentary by film historian Stephen Prince
User Review - 10/10 by Chris RAnother amazing Kurosawa movie, this time about the life of a young, arrogant doctor and how he changes for the better through interaction with patients and the guidance of an older doctor. A little slow at first, but excellent once it gets going.
User Review - 10/10 by Ame ALike all of Kurosawa's work, this film is indescribably beautiful. Although I do not gravitate toward happy endings in cinema as a habit, I make an exception for this film.
User Review - 10/10 by Jarod KAnother homerun for the mesmerizing director that is Akira Kurosawa. Nothing is more inspiring and hopeful than a story of selfishness turned into selflessness. Toshiro Mifune brilliantly plays an aged but wise doctor. I loved his role because of how toned down it was compared to many of his other roles. Kurosawa's episodic pacing and superior ability to direct the audiences sympathy towards the right characters make this film heartwarming and powerful.
User Review - 10/10 by Tom SAnother homerun for the mesmerizing director that is Akira Kurosawa. Nothing is more inspiring and hopeful than a story of selfishness turned into selflessness. Toshiro Mifune brilliantly plays an aged but wise doctor. I loved his role because of how toned down it was compared to many of his other roles. Kurosawa's episodic pacing and superior ability to direct the audiences sympathy towards the right characters make this film heartwarming and powerful.

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