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Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

#7of 1948
1948 1h 38mDrama

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

3.8/5

TMDB score· 314 votes

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In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

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japangangsteryakuzadoctoralcoholictuberculosis

Behind it

Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaDirectorKeinosuke UekusaKeinosuke UekusaWriterFumio HayasakaFumio HayasakaComposerTakeo ItōCinematography

Cast

Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraSanadaToshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneMatsunagaReizaburo YamamotoOkadaMichiyo KogureMichiyo KogureNanaeChieko NakakitaChieko NakakitaMiyoNoriko SengokuNoriko SengokuGinShizuko KasagiShizuko KasagiSingerEitarō ShindōEitarō ShindōTakahamaMasao ShimizuMasao ShimizuOyabunTaiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaShop ProprietorYoshiko KugaYoshiko KugaSchoolgirlChōko IidaChōko IidaBâyaIsao UbukataPunkAkira TaniYakuza FollowerSachio SakaiSachio SakaiGuitar PlayerTateo KawasakiFlower Shop ProprietorMayuri MokushôMayuri MokushôDaughter at Flower ShopToshiko KawakuboDancer

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Keinosuke Uekusa, Akira Kurosawa

Release date

27 Apr 1948

Runtime

1h 38m

Studio

TOHO

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Where to watch · US

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