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Red Beard

2017–2022 · 4 seasons

A gentle, patient period drama about a gruff mentor and a stubborn young doctor learning compassion through their patients' troubles.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Niidekyo Jo is in charge of Koishikawa Yojosho, a hospital located in Koishikawa, Edo. He treats patients there and cares about their personal problems. He is also referred to as "Red Beard." Yasumoto Noboru is a young doctor who often clashes with Niidekyo. While Yasumoto deals with various patients, he learns the way to become a true doctor.
How it feels
Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Healing, parenthood, class, morality
Content
Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Eiichiro Funakoshi, Aoi Nakamura, Kosuke Suzuki, Marin
Length
4 seasons, 31 episodes, 43 min each
Network
NHK BS Premium
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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