Drunken Angel

Synopsis

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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Cast

Takashi Shimura

Sanada

Toshirō Mifune

Matsunaga

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Reizaburo Yamamoto

Okada

Michiyo Kogure

Nanae

Chieko Nakakita

Miyo

Noriko Sengoku

Gin

Shizuko Kasagi

Singer

Eitarō Shindō

Takahama

Masao Shimizu

Oyabun

Taiji Tonoyama

Shop Proprietor

Yoshiko Kuga

Schoolgirl

Chōko Iida

Bâya

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Isao Ubukata

Punk

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Akira Tani

Yakuza Follower

Sachio Sakai

Guitar Player

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Tateo Kawasaki

Flower Shop Proprietor

Mayuri Mokushô

Daughter at Flower Shop

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Toshiko Kawakubo

Dancer

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Haruko Toyama

Dancer

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Yukie Nanbu

Dancer

Crew

Art

• Takashi Matsuyama Set Decoration
• Takashi Matsuyama Production Design

Camera

• Takeo Itō Director of Photography

Directing

• Akira Kurosawa Director

Editing

• Akikazu Kono Editor

Production

• Sōjirō Motoki Producer

Sound

• Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer
• Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Editor
• Wataru Konuma Sound Designer

Writing

• Keinosuke Uekusa Writer
• Akira Kurosawa Writer

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