{"product_id":"red-beard-blu-ray","title":"Red Beard (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by\u003c\/strong\u003e Akira Kurosawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarring:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kyôko Kagawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ryûzô Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Masaru Satô\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio:\u003c\/strong\u003e BFI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Cinema\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain Language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitles:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Region B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 May 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Issued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo of Discs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBBFC Cert:\u003c\/strong\u003e (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final collaboration between Akiro Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune, 'Red Beard' is set in a rural hospital at the end of the Tokugawa period in the 1860s - a time when Japan was being opened to western influences. Domineering Dr Niide (Mifune), known as 'Red Beard', is responsible for training new doctors, among them the lazy and socially ambitious Yasumoto (Yuzo Kayama). However, through a series of lessons in human sufferings, Yasumoto is eventually transformed into a caring doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteractive Menus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonus Footage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews: Toshiro Mifune (actor, audio only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary: Kenta McGrath (film-maker)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Documentary: 'Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create: ''Red Beard' (2002)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lasgo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48872621834491,"sku":"5035673015643","price":545.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/3728\/9467\/files\/5035673015643.jpg?v=1779179904","url":"https:\/\/merchshake.co.za\/products\/red-beard-blu-ray","provider":"MerchShake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}