Drunken Angel (1948)

Name: Drunken Angel
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948-04-27
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita

Drunken Angel (1948) is a Drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, rated 7.6/10 by 313 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Criterion Channel.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita.