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Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948 · 98 min · JA · NR · 7.6 (324 votes)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa · Starring Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku · Music Fumio Hayasaka
Drama

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.

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A raw, smoky dive into the desperate lives of Tokyo's underbelly. It's a grim, atmospheric mood piece where fate hangs heavy, punctuated by sudden bursts of violence and the quiet despair of men facing their own mortality.

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