Red Beard (1965) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Starring Toshirō Mifune, Reiko Dan
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 was Red Beard filmed?
- Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo – The entire film set in a fictional Edo-period medical clinic and surrounding streets of the city. Kurosawa constructed an elaborate studio backlot recreation of Edo-period Tokyo at Toho Studios to authentically portray the historical medical setting and street scenes
- Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo – Primary studio location where most interior and constructed exterior scenes were filmed. The film was shot almost entirely on Toho Studios' backlot, where Kurosawa and his production team built extensive Edo-period sets to control every visual element