Toshiro Mifune
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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
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
Drunken Angel: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure. A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond.
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- Akira Kurosawa
- Not Rated
Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, Drunken Angel is an evocative, moody snapshot of a treacherous time and place, featuring one of the director's most memorably violent climaxes. Film Info. Special Features. New, restored high-definition digital transfer.
- Doctor Sanada
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.
- Jul 9, 2020
- 14.9K
- Shadows of the Dark
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Aug 13, 2023 · “Drunken Angel” has become a beloved song in the canon of Lucinda Williams’ music. It has been covered by countless artists and has become an anthem for those struggling with addiction and mental health issues.
