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Red Beard

8.219653h 5mRMovieDrama

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…

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WritersRyuzo Kikushima·Akira Kurosawa
ProducersRyuzo Kikushima·Tomoyuki Tanaka

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Cast · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
YKYūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama
Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
TYTsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sahachi
RDReiko Dan
Reiko Dan
Osugi
MKMiyuki Kuwano
Miyuki Kuwano
Onaka
KKKyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Madwoman ("The Mantis")
TETatsuyoshi Ehara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Genzô Tsugawa
TNTerumi Niki
Terumi Niki
Otoyo
ANAkemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Okuni
YZYoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Chobo
YTYoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Dr. Handayû Mori
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Goheiji

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Red Beard — streaming FAQ

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Red Beard is streaming on BFI Player in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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