Movie · 1965
Red Beard
“What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?”
Released 4 March 1965 185 min Drama More from 1965 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Chishū Ryū
as Mr. Yasumoto
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Rokusuke
Takashi Shimura
as Tokubei Izumiya
Ikio Sawamura
as Resident
Eijirō Tōno
as Goheiji
Haruko Sugimura
as Kin, the madam
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Madame Yasumoto
Kōji Mitsui
as Heikichi
Toshirō Mifune
as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Dr. Handayû Mori
Kyōko Kagawa
as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
Akemi Negishi
as Okuni
Reiko Dan
as Osugi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Sahachi
Keiko Tomita
as Girl on street
Yūzō Kayama
as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Genzô Tsugawa
Miyuki Kuwano
as Onaka
Terumi Niki
as Otoyo
Yōko Naitō
as Masae
Yoshitaka Zushi
as Chobo
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The numbers
51years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Chishū Ryū — oldest on the call sheet
9Yoshitaka Zushi — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast