Drunken Angel (1948)
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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Takashi Shimura as Sanada |
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Toshirō Mifune as Matsunaga |
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Reizaburo Yamamoto as Okada |
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Michiyo Kogure as Nanae |
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Chieko Nakakita as Miyo |
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Noriko Sengoku as Gin |
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Shizuko Kasagi as Singer |
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Eitarō Shindō as Takahama |
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Masao Shimizu as Oyabun |
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Taiji Tonoyama as Shop Proprietor |
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Yoshiko Kuga as Schoolgirl |
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Chōko Iida as Bâya |
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Isao Ubukata as Punk |
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Akira Tani as Yakuza Follower |
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Sachio Sakai as Guitar Player |
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Tateo Kawasaki as Flower Shop Proprietor |
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Mayuri Mokushô as Daughter at Flower Shop |
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Toshiko Kawakubo as Dancer |
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Haruko Toyama as Dancer |
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Yukie Nanbu as Dancer |
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Sumire Shiroki as Anego |
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Yōko Sugi as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Akira Kurosawa | Director |
| Writing | Keinosuke Uekusa | Writer |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Wataru Konuma | Sound Designer |
| Production | Sōjirō Motoki | Producer |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Editing | Akikazu Kono | Editor |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |