1965 · 185 min · 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.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan and Miyuki Kuwano.
Lyradrift plots Red Beard as a star at the centre of its own sky, with related films orbiting it as satellites, gathered from TMDB recommendations, shared themes, Wikidata links (same director, writer, series, source material or subject) and closeness of feel, then chosen for the strongest evidence — the closer and brighter a star, the more strongly it is related. Fly to any satellite to make it the new centre and keep exploring.
Explore Red Beard on Lyradrift →
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.