Review of Red Beard (1965) by Ryan M — 01 Jun 2010
Red Beard is known for being the last time Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa worked together, when it should be known for being an outstanding film with an undeniable aura of greatness around it. Maybe it's the slow, involving pace of the film, the screenplay with the depth of a novel or the superb acting, there's something about Red Beard.
The story itself is relatively simple: A young graduate doctor gets a job at a town hospital, only to discover he's only an intern who has to treat poor people + use old-fashioned medicine instead of the new techniques he learnt in school, which bruises his ego.
Being a Kurosawa film, the selfish young doctor learns to be more selfless and thus become more human in the process. It's a shame Kurosawa had trouble funding his projects after this film, he only completed 7 more in 28 years after this one.
It's yet another Kurosawa masterpiece that deserves to be seen.
This review of Red Beard (1965) was written by Ryan M on 01 June 2010.
Red Beard has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
