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Red Beard
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87/100
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Lowest is IMDb on 83, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide, Ryuzo Kikushima
- Studio
- TOHO, Kurosawa Production
- Released
- 4 March 1965
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $650.0K
- Box office
- $1.1M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →11 wins from 13 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1965 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Kinema Junpo Awards 1980 | Japan Film Director Award | Akira Kurosawa | Winner |
| Mainichi Film Awards 1980 | Starring Actor Award | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |
| Mainichi Film Awards 1980 | Japan Film Awards | Winner | |
| Silver Frames Awards 1967 | Foreign Film Actor Award | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 1965 | Best Picture | Winner | |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 1965 | Best Actor | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 1965 | Supporting Actress | Terumi Niki | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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13 awards — Red Beard
×| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
| International Catholic Film Secretariat Award | Winner | |
| San Giorgio Prize | Winner | |
| Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Supporting Actress | Terumi Niki | Winner |
| Japan Film Awards | Winner | |
| Starring Actor Award | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |
| Japan Film Director Award | Akira Kurosawa | Winner |
| Soviet Filmmakers Alliance Award | Winner |
| Foreign Film Actor Award | Toshiro Mifune | Winner |