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Set in feudal times, novice physician, Yuzo Kayama, is sent to a poor infirmary expecting just to visit, but is infuriated to learn he must stay. He tries to provoke his termination, but is foiled by head doctor "Red Beard" (Toshiro Mifune), a man whose methods are as caring as they are unpredictable.
Movie rating: 8.3 / 10 (19190)
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa - Masato Ide - Hideo Oguni - Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer credits: Masato Ide - Hideo Oguni
Cast: Toshirô Mifune - Yûzô Kayama - Tsutomu Yamazaki - Reiko Dan - Miyuki Kuwano
AKA: Akahige, Barbe rouge, Barberousse