Review of Red Beard (1965) by Patricio M — 19 May 2010
The most emotionally charged movie I have seen. My favorite Kurosawa movie and possibly my favorite movie, period.
Dr. Noboru Yasumoto: Are these things the rule here?
Genzo Tsugawa: Red Beard's rules. He's the dictator here. A good doctor, dedicated to his work. Many daiyamo and rich people trust him. But he's stubborn, inconsiderate, radical... and proud.
Dr. Yasumoto is the main character. Talented and well educated, he was to be the Shogun's doctor, but got reassigned to Dr. Niita's (Red Beard) charity clinic. He hates his reassignment and rebels against Niita's strict rules in hopes that he will be rejected. But Yasumoto gradually learns from Red Beard's example, to truly care for his patients.
One of the most touching subplots in the movie was borrowed from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Insulted and the Injured. Guess that means that I should get around to checking out his works.
This review of Red Beard (1965) was written by Patricio M on 19 May 2010.
Red Beard has generally received very positive reviews.
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