Red Beard

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Awards

Blue Ribbon Awards 1966 - Won - Best Actor

Blue Ribbon Awards 1966 - Won - Best Film

Blue Ribbon Awards 1966 - Won - Best Supporting Actress

Fotogramas de Plata Awards 1968 - Won - Best Foreign Performer

Blue Ribbon Awards 1966 - Won - Best Actor

Blue Ribbon Awards 1966 - Won - Best Film

Blue Ribbon Awards 1966 - Won - Best Supporting Actress

Fotogramas de Plata Awards 1968 - Won - Best Foreign Performer

Golden Globe Awards 1966 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Kinema Junpo Awards 1966 - Won - Best Director

Kinema Junpo Awards 1966 - Won - Best Film

Mainichi Film Concours 1966 - Won - Best Film

Venice Film Festival 1965 - Nominated - Golden Lion

Venice Film Festival 1965 - Won - Best Actor

Venice Film Festival 1965 - Won - OCIC Award

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Red Beard

Director:
Akira Kurosawa
185 Minutes
 

At A Glance

Film Synopsis

A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard (Akahige) chronicles the tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young doctor and a compassionate clinic director. Toshiro Mifune, in his last role for Kurosawa, gives a powerhouse performance as the dignified yet empathic director who guides his pupil to maturity, teaching the embittered intern to appreciate the lives of his destitute patients. Perfectly capturing the look and feel of 19th - century Japan, Kurosawa weaves a fascinating tapestry of time, place, and emotion.

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Details

Runtime:
185 min.

Country:
JAPAN

Language:
Japanese

Color:
Color

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
  • Audio commentary by Kurosawa film scholar Stephen Prince
  • Notes by Japanese film historian Donald Richie
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual - layer edition

 

 

 

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