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98 minutes. Country. Japan. Language. Japanese. Drunken Angel (醉いどれ天使, Yoidore Tenshi) is a 1948 Japanese yakuza film noir directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It is notable for being the first of sixteen film collaborations between director Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune .
- April 27, 1948
- Sōjirō Motoki
A drunken doctor and a tuberculosis-stricken gangster form a bond in post-war Tokyo. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1948 film.
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- Akira Kurosawa
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Jul 7, 2020 · The album featured “Drunken Angel,” a song about the life and death of Austin songwriter Blaze Foley. Foley, a friend and contemporary of legendary Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt, was shot...
- Rick Moore
A doctor and a gangster form an unlikely bond in this 1948 drama by Akira Kurosawa. See the cast, crew, reviews, photos, and ratings of this influential movie on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
A powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, featuring Toshiro Mifune as a volatile, tubercular criminal and Takashi Shimura as a jaded physician. Set in postwar Tokyo, the film explores the themes of violence, corruption, and redemption in a moody and evocative snapshot of a treacherous time and place.
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Jul 9, 2020 · Akira Kurosawa, Japanese, English subtitles, postwar Japan. Language. Japanese. In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tubercular criminal who strikes up an unlikely relationship with Takashi Shimura's jaded physician.
