Drunken Angel(Movie, 1948)

Name: Drunken Angel
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948
Duration: T01:38:00
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "酔いどれ天使" (Japanese/JA)

1h 38min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 106 votes)

Drunken Angel (醉いどれ天使, Yoidore Tenshi) is a 1948 Japanese yakuza film noir directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It is notable for being the first of sixteen film collaborations between director Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune. ()

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About Drunken Angel

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Made by: Toho Company

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 18 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/30/1959 (World premiere: 04/27/1948)

Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Noriko Sengoku, Masao Shimizu, Michiyo Kogure, Shizuko Kasagi, Eitarō Shindō

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa

Film Editor: Akikazu Kōno

Director of Photography: Takeo Itō

Composer: Fumio Hayasaka

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"醉いどれ天使"

"Der trunkene Engel"

"El ángel borracho"

"Yoidore tenshi"

Keywords: alcoholic, gangster, doctor, tuberculosis, yakuza

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Drunken Angel(Movie, 1948)

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