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Red Beard (1965)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitō

185 min65 frames

Drama

What is the key to life - power, prestige or peace?

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Red Beard

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Red Beard (1965) movie still: fullbody — An outdoor earthen pathway is flanked by a tall wooden fence at night. A man stands upright by the fence…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A man stands before a simple, dark-toned interior wall surface. He directs his gaze toward the left side of…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese room features shoji screens and wooden shelving filled with pottery. Two men in…Red Beard (1965) movie still: wide — A long, dark narrow corridor in a traditional Japanese-style building with wooden paneling. Two men walk down…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese room features sliding paper screens and straw mat flooring. A man and a woman sit…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — An open village area features a central wooden fire-watch tower and leafless trees. Two men face each other…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese interior features a painted screen mural of grasses behind a dais. A man in a kimono…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A dark, spare interior space with a woven tatami floor and simple wall. A person in a patterned kimono stares…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese apothecary shop features wooden walls and extensive rows of storage drawers. Two men…Red Beard (1965) movie still: wide — A dark wooden room with sliding panels features four men kneeling in a line. They are eating from individual…Red Beard (1965) movie still: fullbody — A man and a woman stand on a traditional wooden arched bridge. Behind them, a long building with a tiled…Red Beard (1965) movie still: wide — An apothecary interior features rows of wooden apothecary drawers lining the back wall. Two visitors kneel on…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A Japanese apothecary interior features rows of wooden medicinal cabinets and a shoji window. One man sits…Red Beard (1965) movie still: closeup — A man lies on his side upon a woven tatami mat surface. The subject gazes upward into the darkness of the…Red Beard (1965) movie still: closeup — An open antique book with detailed columns of traditional Japanese text lies flat. Large brush-style…Red Beard (1965) movie still: medium — A group of people gathers inside a dimly lit traditional Japanese home at night. They stand closely together…
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Red Beard — official trailer

What is Red Beard about?

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.

Where can you watch Red Beard?

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What does the cinematography of Red Beard look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Red Beard builds its coverage from medium shots (58% of the sample), with wide compositions (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Asakazu Nakai keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 51% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 66% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Red Beard?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Red Beard (1965) are #050505, #6d6d6d, #2d2d2d, #909090, #494949, #cbcbcb — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #6d6d6d
  • #2d2d2d
  • #909090
  • #494949
  • #cbcbcb

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