Movie of the Week#5: Red Beard (1965), Akira Kurosawa
Red Bear (Japan, 1965). Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Written by Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Riûzû Kikushima & Akira Kurosawa, Based on short story collection by Shugorô Yamamoto. Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai & Takao Saitô. Music by Masaru Satô. Production Design by Yoshirô Muraki. Costume Design by Yoshiko Samejima. Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsotomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan, Miyuki Kuwano, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Terumi Niki. 19th century. Yasumoto arrives in a provincial charity hospital from Nagasaki and initially hates the option to which he was nominated, with no chance of winning brilliance in his career. Reporting to the dour Dr. Niide (Mifune), known as Barbarossa, he refuses to follow the service hierarchy. After following the case of two patients who die, Yasumoto engages as ever with Tomoyo teenager (Niki), taken from a brothel when she was sick. After taking care of the aggressive Tomoyo, the Yasumoto itself is bedrid...