Drunken Angel

Plot

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.

Genres

Drama

Year

1948

Runtime

98 min

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku, Shizuko Kasagi, Eitarō Shindō, Masao Shimizu, Taiji Tonoyama

TMDB rating

7.6 / 10

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