Red Beard
E424009
Red Beard is a 1965 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its humanistic portrayal of a gruff yet compassionate doctor mentoring a young physician in an Edo-era clinic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Red Beard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245834 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Red Beard Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, Red Beard]
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A.
Red Beard
Red Beard is the English translation of "Barbarossa," the famous epithet of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, referring to his distinctive red facial hair.
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B.
The Butcher
"The Butcher" is the notorious nickname of Spanish general Valeriano Weyler, remembered for his brutal reconcentration policies in Cuba during the late 19th century.
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C.
Beau Jack
Beau Jack was a popular American lightweight boxing champion of the 1940s, known for his aggressive style and frequent headline bouts at Madison Square Garden.
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D.
Sitric Silkenbeard
Sitric Silkenbeard was a Viking king of Dublin in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, noted for his role in both Norse and Irish politics and for promoting Christianity in the city.
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E.
Basher Tarr
Basher Tarr is a skilled British explosives and munitions expert who serves as a key member of Danny Ocean’s heist crew in the Ocean’s film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Red Beard Target entity description: Red Beard is a 1965 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its humanistic portrayal of a gruff yet compassionate doctor mentoring a young physician in an Edo-era clinic.
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A.
Red Beard
Red Beard is the English translation of "Barbarossa," the famous epithet of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, referring to his distinctive red facial hair.
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B.
The Butcher
"The Butcher" is the notorious nickname of Spanish general Valeriano Weyler, remembered for his brutal reconcentration policies in Cuba during the late 19th century.
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C.
Beau Jack
Beau Jack was a popular American lightweight boxing champion of the 1940s, known for his aggressive style and frequent headline bouts at Madison Square Garden.
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D.
Sitric Silkenbeard
Sitric Silkenbeard was a Viking king of Dublin in the late 10th and early 11th centuries, noted for his role in both Norse and Irish politics and for promoting Christianity in the city.
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E.
Basher Tarr
Basher Tarr is a skilled British explosives and munitions expert who serves as a key member of Danny Ocean’s heist crew in the Ocean’s film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stories by Shūgorō Yamamoto ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character | Dr. Kyojō Niide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAlias | Red Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Asakazu Nakai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takao Saitō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | renowned for its humanistic portrayal of a doctor ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | late Edo period ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hasDoctorCharacter | true ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leadActor | Toshirō Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
compassion
ⓘ
humanism ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Masaru Satō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mentorship of a young physician ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of an Edo-era clinic
ⓘ
humanistic portrayal of medicine ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Akahige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Akira Kurosawa filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | relationship between an experienced doctor and a young physician ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| releaseDateJapan | 1965-04-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 185 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryūzō Kikushima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Toshirō Mifune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsutomu Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Yūzō Kayama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Toho Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Red Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Red Beard Description of subject: Red Beard is a 1965 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its humanistic portrayal of a gruff yet compassionate doctor mentoring a young physician in an Edo-era clinic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.