Drunken Angel

Apr 27, 1948

1h 38m

★ 7.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Sanada

Takashi Shimura

Matsunaga

Toshirō Mifune

Okada

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Nanae

Michiyo Kogure

Miyo

Chieko Nakakita

Gin

Noriko Sengoku

Singer

Shizuko Kasagi

Takahama

Eitarō Shindō

Oyabun

Masao Shimizu

Shop Proprietor

Taiji Tonoyama

Schoolgirl

Yoshiko Kuga

Bâya

Chōko Iida

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