Character Relationship Map: Red Beard

Characters

• Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard") (played by Toshirō Mifune) — protagonist
• Dr. Noboru Yasumoto (played by Yūzō Kayama) — protagonist
• Sahachi (played by Tsutomu Yamazaki) — supporting
• Osugi (played by Reiko Dan) — supporting
• Dr. Handayû Mori (played by Yoshio Tsuchiya) — supporting
• Onaka (played by Miyuki Kuwano) — supporting
• Matsudaira (played by Nobuo Chiba) — minor
• Goheiji (played by Eijirō Tōno) — minor
• Kin, the madam (played by Haruko Sugimura) — minor
• Heikichi (played by Kōji Mitsui) — minor
• Rokusuke (played by Kamatari Fujiwara) — minor
• Madwoman's father (played by Eijirō Yanagi) — minor
• Madwoman ("The Mantis") (played by Kyōko Kagawa) — supporting
• Mr. Yasumoto (played by Chishū Ryū) — minor
• Chief retainer (played by Kō Nishimura) — minor
• Madame Yasumoto (played by Kinuyo Tanaka) — minor
• Tokubei Izumiya (played by Takashi Shimura) — minor
• Otoyo (played by Terumi Niki) — supporting
• Genzô Tsugawa (played by Tatsuyoshi Ehara) — supporting
• Chobo (played by Yoshitaka Zushi) — supporting

Story Analysis

A privileged doctor's transformation from arrogance to compassionate service through rural clinic experiences.

Plot Progression

1. Arrogance and Assignment
2. Pain and Diagnosis
3. Illness and Empathy
4. Crisis and Vow