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Movie Overview
Cast
• Toshirô Mifune
• Yuzo Kayama
• Yoshio Tsuchiya
Director
• Akira Kurosawa
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Red Beard (1965)

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OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh
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1.5/5
"A major miss... a protracted retelling of General Hospital in 19th century Japan."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

93/100
"Remarkable imagery and an engrossing, Dostoyevskian screenplay."  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

3.5/4
"A moving illustration that hope and generosity, even in small amounts, will always persevere and make a difference."  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

B
"Many directors still have never created one film equal to Red Beard, which only pales when compared to Kurosawa's greatest films"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

2.5/4
"What saves the Criterion DVD is the commentary by film historian Stephen Prince"  Movie Habit  Marty Mapes

"The final collaboration between director Akira Kurosawa and Japanese icon Toshiro Mifune is one of Kurosawa's most ambitious, personal, and heartfelt films."  Turner Classic Movies Online  Sean Axmaker

Read review  DVD Angle  Nick Schager
OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh
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