{"product_id":"red-beard","title":"RED BEARD - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRED BEARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA film by Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRed Beard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the last and most ambitious of Kurosawa's collaborations with Toshiro Mifune, marks the end of one of the most remarkable actor-director relationship in the history of cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToshiro Mifune plays a commanding but humane doctor in a rural clinic in late 19th-century Japan. An idle and socially ambitious intern (Yuzo Kayama) arrives at the clinic and discovers the meaning of responsibility, first to oneself and then to others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis intimate epic and offbeat social drama boldly mixes the styles of soap opera and the action movie, and rewards the viewer with a detailed reconstruction of a feudal era, a warmly humanitarian message and a powerhouse performance by Mifune.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDVD features introduction by Alex Cox, biographies of Kurosawa and Mifune, original poster and production stills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan | 1965 | black \u0026amp; white | Japanese language with English subtitles | 172 minutes | ratio 2.35:1 (16x9 anamorphic) | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The film bowls along magnificently in a weird mixture of genuine emotion, absurdity and poetic fantasy.... In an incredible action scene Red Beard erupts into a samurai frenzy, knocks out some 20 men, breaks arms and legs like matchsticks, and ends with a gravely shamefaced mutter: 'I think I've gone too far'.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Tom Milne, Time Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600829698222,"sku":"BFIVD536","price":5.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/red-beard-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409575","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/red-beard","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}