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Post #1607770
2026-04-20 17:12 UTC
I'm not sure if this is an "underrated" Akira Kurosawa film or whatever, but ever since I watched this one like 15 years ago, I have barely seen anyone talk about this one.
I'm talking about Red Beard, or Akahige.
Ever since I first watched it, it has stuck with me and I've been asking for a Blu ray release for well over a decade now.
Well, in a couple of weeks the British Film Institute will finally be releasing it on Blu ray. 😊
I can't even find an English subtitled trailer for it for some reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i-I72-Fsqw
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@outofprintarchive@retro.pizza 2026-04-20 17:13
"Akira Kurosawa's intimate, episodic epic follows the socially ambitious young doctor (Yuzo Kayama) as he arrives at a rural clinic in 19th-century Japan to study alongside the commanding yet caring Dr Kyojio Niide aka 'Red Beard' (Toshiro Mifune). Kurosawa's final black and white film, this poignant tale of humanity and the meaning of responsibility features a powerhouse performance by Mifune in his final collaboration with Kurosawa, marking the end of one of the most remarkable actor-director relationships in the history of cinema."