Drunken Angel
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Drunken Angel (1948)

27/04/1948
Drama
1h 38m

Overview

Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convince Matsunaga to stay for treatment, which would drastically change his lifestyle. They form an uneasy friendship until Matsunaga's old boss Okada returns from prison.

  • Akira KurosawaDirector, Writer
  • Keinosuke UekusaWriter
  • Original Title

    酔いどれ天使

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • japan
  • gangster
  • yakuza
  • doctor
  • alcoholic
  • tuberculosis

Top Billed Cast

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Sanada

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Matsunaga

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Okada

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Nanae

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Miyo

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Gin

Shizuko Kasagi

Shizuko Kasagi

Singer

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Takahama

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Oyabun

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

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