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Drunken Angel

Akira Kurosawa

1948 • 1h 38m

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 ...

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel 1948

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★ 4.5 AVG

Cast

Takashi Shimura

Takashi ShimuraSanada

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō MifuneMatsunaga

Reizaburo YamamotoOkada

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo KogureNanae

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko NakakitaMiyo

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko SengokuGin

Shizuko Kasagi

Shizuko KasagiSinger

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō ShindōTakahama

Masao Shimizu

Masao ShimizuOyabun

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji TonoyamaShop Proprietor

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko KugaSchoolgirl

Chōko Iida

Chōko IidaBâya

Isao UbukataPunk

Akira TaniYakuza Follower

Sachio Sakai

Sachio SakaiGuitar Player

Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira KurosawaDirector

Fumio Hayasaka

Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer

Keinosuke Uekusa

Keinosuke UekusaWriter

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō MotokiProducer

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