Red Beard
1965 film by Akira Kurosawa
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Summary
Red Beard is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,683 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Akira Kurosawa[3]
- Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa[4], Hideo Oguni[5], Ryūzō Kikushima[6], Masato Ide[7]
- Composer: Masaru Sato[8]
- Genre: drama film[9], Jidaigeki[10], film adaptation[11]
- Based on: Akahige Shinryōtan[12]
- Cast member: Toshirō Mifune[13], Kinuyo Tanaka[14], Chishū Ryū[15], Yūzō Kayama[16], Bokuzen Hidari[17], Noriko Honma[18], Tsutomu Yamazaki[19], Kyōko Kagawa[20], Terumi Niki[21], Reiko Dan[22], Akemi Negishi[23], Yoshio Tsuchiya[24], Eijirō Tōno[25], Takashi Shimura[26]
- Producer: Ryūzō Kikushima[27], Tomoyuki Tanaka[28]
- Production company: Toho[29]
- Director of photography: Takao Saito[30], Asakazu Nakai[31]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[32]
- Commons category: Red Beard[33]
- Distribution format: video on demand[34]
- Review score: 7.5/10[35], 75%[36], 90/100[37]
- Color: black-and-white[38]
- Country of origin: Japan[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1965[40], April 3, 1965[41], December 19, 1968[42]
- Distributed by: Toho[43], Netflix[44]
- Narrative location: Koishikawa Yōjōsho[45], Edo[46]
- Filming location: Japan[47]
- Main subject: health care[48], physician[49]
- Film editor: Akira Kurosawa[50]
- Title: 赤ひげ[51]
- After a work by: Shūgorō Yamamoto[52]
- Duration: 185 minutes[53]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[54]
Why It Matters
Red Beard has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]