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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
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.
Jul 9, 2020 · Drunken Angel. 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. Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, Drunken Angel is an evocative, moody snapshot of a ...
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- Shadows of the Dark
Drunken Angel. 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. Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, Drunken Angel is an evocative, moody snapshot of a ...
- Doctor Sanada
Drunken Angel. The chaotic worlds of the Japanese Mafia (Yakuza) and an alcoholic doctor collide in this film noir classic from Akira Kurosawa. Gangster Toshiro Mifune visits doctor Takashi ...
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- Akira Kurosawa
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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. The two enjoy an uneasy friendship until the gangster's former boss is released from prison and seeks to take over his gang once again.
Drunken Angel. Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1948 • Japan. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura. 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. Set in and around the muddy ...
