Drunken Angel (1959)

1959 · Feature film · 97 min · dir. Akira Kurosawa

• Drama
• film noir

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Synopsis

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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Details

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Keinosuke Uekusa

Composer

Fumio Hayasaka

Cinematography

Takeo Itō

Studio

TOHO

Released

1948-04-27

Original title

醉いどれ天使

Running time

97 minutes

Cast & crew

• Akira Kurosawa Director
• Eitarō Shindō
• Michiyo Kogure
• Shizuko Kasagi
• Masao Shimizu
• Yoshiko Kuga
• Noriko Sengoku
• Takashi Shimura
• Toshirō Mifune

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