Red Beard (1965)

SANSHIRO’S BOYS - AKIRA KUROSAWA RETROSPECTIVE: EPISODE 25

Sanshiro’s Boys close out the 16-film partnership between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune with 1965’s Red Beard. This emotional epic transports us to the 19th century with extreme period accuracy and functions as a true manifesto for the director’s humanism. Chris has been meaning to watch this movie since the 7th grade. Did it live up to his expectations? 

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