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A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira Kurosawa's "Red Beard (Akahige)" chronicles the tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young young doctor and a compassionate clinic director. Toshiro Mifune, in his last role for Kurosawa, gives a powerhouse performance as the dignified yet passionate director who guides his pupil to maturity, teaching the embittered intern to appreciate the lives of his destitute patients. Perfectly capturing the look and feel of 19th-century Japan, Kurosawa weaves a fascinating tapestry of time, place, and emotion. Includes: Audio Commentary by Kurosawa Film Scholar Stephen Prince; Trailer; Notes by Japanese-Film Historian Donald Ritchie (1965) Running time: 185 minutes. Languages: Japanese / SUB: English.
A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira Kurosawa's "Red Beard (Akahige)" chronicles the tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young young doctor and a compassionate clinic director. Toshiro Mifune, in his last role for Kurosawa, gives a powerhouse performance as the dignified yet passionate director who guides his pupil to maturity, teaching the embittered intern to appreciate the lives of his destitute patients. Perfectly capturing the look and feel of 19th-century Japan, Kurosawa weaves a fascinating tapestry of time, place, and emotion. Includes: Audio Commentary by Kurosawa Film Scholar Stephen Prince; Trailer; Notes by Japanese-Film Historian Donald Ritchie (1965) Running time: 185 minutes. Languages: Japanese / SUB: English.
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Format: DVD
Label: CCIN
Catalog: 16882
Rel. Date: 07/16/2002
UPC: 037429168820

Red Beard (Criterion Collection)
Artist: Criterion Collection: Red Beard (1965)
Format: DVD
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A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira Kurosawa's "Red Beard (Akahige)" chronicles the tumultuous relationship between an arrogant young young doctor and a compassionate clinic director. Toshiro Mifune, in his last role for Kurosawa, gives a powerhouse performance as the dignified yet passionate director who guides his pupil to maturity, teaching the embittered intern to appreciate the lives of his destitute patients. Perfectly capturing the look and feel of 19th-century Japan, Kurosawa weaves a fascinating tapestry of time, place, and emotion. Includes: Audio Commentary by Kurosawa Film Scholar Stephen Prince; Trailer; Notes by Japanese-Film Historian Donald Ritchie (1965) Running time: 185 minutes. Languages: Japanese / SUB: English.

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Oh, the humanity. Director Akira Kurosawa's final collaboration with actorToshiro Mifune (they are, respectively, the Martin Scorcese and Robert DeNiroof Japanese cinema), "Red Beard," explores the complex relationshipbetween an older doctor (Mifune) and his brash young intern at a medical clinicfor the poor. It's a departure for the usually Samurai-oriented Kurosawa,but it explores the themes present in almost all of his work: honor, compassionand humanity. The new hi-def transfer with restored image and sound is whatwe've come to expect with Criterion, and once again, they set the standard.Commentary by Kurosawa film scholar Stephen Prince is often enlightening-anda welcome break for those weary of the film's three-hour-plus running time(black and white, in Japanese with subtitles).
        
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