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Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

Drama · 1948

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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Drunken Angel

1948 Drama 1h 38m

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Keinosuke Uekusa · Akira Kurosawa

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Sanada

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Matsunaga

R

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Okada

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Nanae

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Miyo

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Gin

Shizuko Kasagi

Shizuko Kasagi

Singer

Court is in session

Put Drunken Angel on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.