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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.
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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- 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.
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Summaries. A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond. After a battle with rival criminals, a small-time gangster is treated by an alcoholic doctor in post-war Japan. The doctor diagnoses the young gangster's tuberculosis, and convinces him to begin treatment for it.
