酔いどれ天使 (1948)

Drama

The chaotic worlds of the Yakuza and an alcoholic doctor collide in this film noir classic from Akira Kurosawa. Gangster Toshiro Mifune visits doctor Takashi Shimura, after an unfortunate incident with a bullet. The doctor, who despises the Yakuza, discovers the young man is suffering from tuberculosis, a disease symbolic of what is happening to the doctor and the community he serves. Facing his own anger and fear, the doctor aligns himself with the gangster's world.

Updated May 10 2020

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US -

1948-04-27

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Keywords:

gangster alcoholic

FACTS

Runtime: 98 mins Rating: 7.8

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Matsunaga

Takashi Shimura

Sanada

Taiji Tonoyama

Shop Proprietor

Yoshiko Kuga

Schoolgirl

Noriko Sengoku

Gin

Michiyo Kogure

Nanae

Sachio Sakai

Guitar Player

Reisaburô Yamamoto

Okada