Review of Red Beard (1965) by Jun K — 02 Oct 2011
An arrogant, ambitious and young medical intern gets stuck in a small clinic for the poor against his will, but learns that there is more to life than honor and money with a help from cruel, but kind hearted old doctor/teacher.
This is the most heart-warming and humanistic film I've seen from dir. Akira Kurosawa. He takes his time to fully develop his main character. This film has many subplots of the patients, but it has positive effects on the main character. But the film isn't just about the main character. It has strong social commentaries about poverty, social status, etc.
Yuzo Kayama is very good, but Toshiro Mifune is great! His charisma bust out of the screen, and grabs our attention even from the first shot. He is born to play this role. Everyone know how great director dir. Kurosawa is, so don't need to waste my words.
It mite be boring and bit annoying to follow in the first act, but it will slowly engage you. by the midpoint, you'll love every characters. I recommend this film to everyone.
This review of Red Beard (1965) was written by Jun K on 02 Oct 2011.
Red Beard has generally received very positive reviews.
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