Overview
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.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
- Yūzō Kayama as Dr. Noboru Yasumoto
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sahachi
- Reiko Dan as Osugi
- Miyuki Kuwano as Onaka
- Kyōko Kagawa as Madwoman ("The Mantis")
- Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Genzô Tsugawa
- Terumi Niki as Otoyo
- Akemi Negishi as Okuni
- Yoshitaka Zushi as Chobo