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.
Toshirô Mifune | Dr. Kyojô Niide | |
Yuzo Kayama | Dr. Noboru Yasumoto | |
Tsutomu Yamazaki | Sahachi | |
Reiko Dan | Osugi | |
Miyuki Kuwano | Onaka | |
Kyôko Kagawa | Madwoman | |
Tatsuyoshi Ehara | Genzô Tsugawa | |
Terumi Niki | Otoyo | |
Akemi Negishi | Okuni / the mistress | |
Yoshitaka Zushi | Chôji | |
Yoshio Tsuchiya | Dr. Handayû Mori | |
Eijiro Tono | Goheiji | |
Takashi Shimura | Tokubei Izumiya | |
Chishu Ryu | Mr. Yasumoto | |
Haruko Sugimura | Kin / the madam | |
Kinuyo Tanaka | Madame Yasumoto / Noboru's mother | |
Eijirô Yanagi | Madwoman's father | |
Koji Mitsui | Heikichi | |
Ko Nishimura | Chief retainer | |
Nobuo Chiba | Matsudaira | |
Kamatari Fujiwara | Rokusuke | |
Ken Mitsuda | Genpaku Amano / Masae's father | |
Yoko Fujiyama | Chigusa / Masae's sister | |
Yoko Naito | Masae | |
Reiko Nanao | Otoku |
Director | Akira Kurosawa | |
Writer | Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Shugoro Yamamoto | |
Producer | Ryuzo Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka | |
Musician | Masaru Satô | |
Photography | Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitô |