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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Stars: |
Toshir? Mifune |
| Actors: |
Eijir? Tono |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Drama · Japanese |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: ED |
| UPC: |
037429069332 |
| Release Date: |
1965 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 5min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection, 3hr 5min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (July 16, 2002)
UPC: 037429168820 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 3hr 5min
UPC: 086112076638 |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/01/2003, p.70, Philip Kemp): "...Meticulous and perfectionist as ever, Kurosawa had an entire small town constructed for the film..." |
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In his final collaboration with Akira Kurosawa, Toshir? Mifune portrays Dr. Kyojio "Red Beard" Niide, a gruff but caring head doctor at a 19th-century clinic for the poor. Sorely in need of competent assistance, Red Beard takes on a new intern, the ambitious Noboru Yasumoto (Yuzo Kayama). However, Yasumoto isn't made aware of his appointment until after he's visited the facility and seen its grim conditions and impoverished patients. Initially, the brash young physician rebels against the wise elder and declines his duties, but gradually Yasumoto begins to respect Red Beard and his difficult yet essential work. As Yasumoto slowly acclimates to the clinic, the story also follows the lives (and deaths) of various patients. <br> <br> Truly the end of an era, RED BEARD marks the dissolution of the Kurosawa/Mifune partnership and also Kurosawa's last black-and-white production. Although surprisingly little has been written about the rift between Mifune and Kurosawa, it's likely that tensions were largely due... |
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