Red Beard

Pros: visuals, superb performances all around
Cons: could be less long than it is

Criterion has produced a great DVD of "Akahige" (Red Beard), a masterpiece directed by Akira Kurosawa that would be more acclaimed if it were not one among so many Kurosawa masterpieces. Although set in Tokugawa shogunate times and featuring two members ...

Pros: Directing, Cinematography, the story, Mifune and the entire cast
Cons: None whatsoever

Have you wanted to see a Japanese classic by Kurosawa, that does not include Samurai? Criterion released Akahige, (Red Beard) in July 2002. It is a heart warming story, with incredible performances. After watching it, laughing,...

Pros: Strong humanistic themes; intelligent script; excellent performances; good cinematography; skillful characterizations and character development
Cons: Long; overly episodic; so-so musical tract

Here's a remarkable film from the great Akira Kurosawa that often gets overlooked among his more famous movies. Red Beard ("Akahige") (1965) may not be Kurosawa's best, but it's still better than most directors' best and among Kurosawa's finest ...

Pros: In the review...
Cons: -

For the last 1 year, I had been trying to lay my hands on a DVD of Akira Kurosawa’s 1965 masterpiece Red Beard (Akahige). I had heard a lot of great things about this movie and wanted to see what people meant when they said “It’s ...