Drunken Angel
Drama
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.
VIBE
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.
grittybleaktensemelancholicsteadypost-war noirkurosawa-esqueblack-and-white dramamortalityhonoraddictionfate
gangsteryakuzadoctoralcoholictuberculosis
