Movie poster for Drunken Angel
TMDb Rating
7.6/10

298 verified votes

Drunken Angel (1948)

Drama
98 min

Plot Summary

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

Top Cast

Takashi ShimuraToshirō MifuneReizaburo YamamotoMichiyo KogureChieko Nakakita

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