Drunken Angel (1948)
Yoidore tenshi
102 min
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.
- Release date
- April 27, 1948
- Country of origin
- Japan
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Cast
- Takashi Shimura as Dr. Sanada
- Toshirō Mifune as Matsunaga
- Reizaburō Yamamoto as Okada
- Michiyo Kogure as Nanae
- Chieko Nakakita as Miyo
- Noriko Sengoku as Gin
- Shizuko Kasagi as Singer
- Eitarō Shindō as Dr. Takahama
- Masao Shimizu as Oyabun
- Taiji Tonoyama as Shop Proprietor
- Yoshiko Kuga as Schoolgirl
- Chōko Iida as Bâya
- Akira Tani as Yakuza Follower
- Sachio Sakai as Guitar Player
- Tateo Kawasaki as Flower Shop Proprietor
- Mayuri Mokushô as Daughter at Flower Shop
- Haruko Toyama as Dancer
- Sumire Shiroki as Anego
- Yôko Sugi as Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
- Akira Kurosawa · Director
- Keinosuke Uekusa · Writer
- Akira Kurosawa · Writer
- Sōjirō Motoki · Producer
- Fumio Hayasaka · Composer
- Takeo Itô · Cinematographer
- Akikazu Kōno · Editor
- Takashi Matsuyama · Production designer