Drunken Angel (1959) Japan
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Director:Kurosawa, Akira, Nanbu, Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku, Shizuko Kasagi, Eitarô Shindô, Masao Shimizu, Taiji Tonoyama, Yoshiko Kuga, Chouko Iida, Isamu Ikukata
Studio:Toho Company
Writer:Keinosuke Uekusa, Akira Kurosawa
Rating:7.8 (3,664 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:715515026826
Awards:4 wins
Genre:Japanese films
IMDb:0040979
Duration:1:38:00
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Japanese
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008940
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Kurosawa, Akira, Nanbu, Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Reisaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku, Shizuko Kasagi, Eitarô Shindô, Masao Shimizu, Taiji Tonoyama, Yoshiko Kuga, Chouko Iida, Isamu Ikukata  ...  (Director)
Keinosuke Uekusa, Akira Kurosawa  ...  (Writer)
 
Takashi Shimura  ...  Sanada
Toshirô Mifune  ...  Matsunaga
Reisaburô Yamamoto  ...  Okada
Michiyo Kogure  ...  Nanae
Chieko Nakakita  ...  Miyo
Noriko Sengoku  ...  Gin
Shizuko Kasagi  ...  Singer
Eitarô Shindô  ...  Takahama
Masao Shimizu  ...  Oyabun
Taiji Tonoyama  ...  Shop Proprietor
Yoshiko Kuga  ...  Schoolgirl
Chôko Iida  ...  Bâya
Ko Ubukata  ...  Punk
Akira Tani  ...  Yakuza Follower
Sachio Sakai  ...  Guitar Player
Summary: In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tuberculosis-infected criminal who strikes up an unlikely, unhealthy relationship with Takashi Shimura s jaded physician. Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, Drunken Angel is an evocative, moody snapshot of a volatile time and place, featuring one of the director s most memorably violent climaxes.