Film
Drunken Angel (1948)
From Akira Kurosawa, creator of "Rashomon" an allegory of the postwar man.
Drama· Directed by Akira Kurosawa· 98 min
Overview
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 him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
Connections
Top billing
- Takashi Shimura as Sanada
- Toshirō Mifune as Matsunaga
- Reizaburo Yamamoto as Okada
- Michiyo Kogure as Nanae
- Chieko Nakakita as Miyo