Rent Red Beard (1965)
4.1 of 5 from 97 ratings
2h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- Red Beard, the last and most ambitious of Kurosawa's collaborations with Toshiro Mifune, marks the end of one of the most remarkable actor-director relationships in the history of cinema. Toshiro Mifune plays a commanding but humane doctor in a rural clinic in late 19th-century Japan. An idle and socially ambitious intern (Yuzo Kayama) arrives at the clinic and discovers the meaning of responsibility, first to oneself and then to others. This intimate epic - and offbeat social drama - boldly mixes the styles of soap opera and the action movie, and rewards the viewer with a detailed reconstruction of a feudal era, a warmly humanitarian message and a powerhouse performance by Mifune.
- Actors:
- Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan, Miyuki Kuwano, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Terumi Niki, Akemi Negishi, Yoshitaka Zushi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eijirô Tôno, Takashi Shimura, Chishû Ryû, Haruko Sugimura, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eijirô Yanagi, Kôji Mitsui, Kô Nishimura, Nobuo Chiba
- Directors:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers:
- Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni
- Aka:
- Akahige
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Japan, Drama
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/10/2003
- Run Time:
- 172 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- Bonus:
- Introduction by Alex Cox
- Biographies of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
- Original poster
- Production stills
- Interactive menus
- Scene selection
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Reviews (1) of Red Beard
Another Master Film from Kurosawa & Co. - Red Beard review by JE
Moving, Humane, and an outstanding production all in all, what else to say?
Just to say that i give it 5 stars and that i would highly recommend it.
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