Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel

Movie·1948·1h 38m

Drunken Angel

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 酔いどれ天使

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.

Written By

Keinosuke Uekusa

Producer

Sōjirō Motoki

Cinematography

Takeo Itō

Music

Fumio Hayasaka

Editor

Akikazu Kono

Themes

japangangsteryakuzadoctoralcoholictuberculosis

Production House

TOHO

Audience Score

76%

309 votes

Skip7%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection37%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Free

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// cast

Cast

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Sanada

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Matsunaga

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Okada

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Nanae

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Miyo

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Gin

Shizuko Kasagi

Shizuko Kasagi

Singer

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Takahama

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Oyabun

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Shop Proprietor

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Schoolgirl

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Bâya

Isao Ubukata

Punk

Akira Tani

Yakuza Follower

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Guitar Player

Tateo Kawasaki

Flower Shop Proprietor

Mayuri Mokushô

Mayuri Mokushô

Daughter at Flower Shop

Toshiko Kawakubo

Dancer

// crew

Crew

Keinosuke Uekusa

Keinosuke Uekusa

Writer

Fumio Hayasaka

Fumio Hayasaka

Original Music Composer

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director, Writer

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Akikazu Kono

Editor

Takeo Itō

Director of Photography

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