Film · 1948
Drunken Angel
Original titleYoidore tenshi
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · starring Takasi Shimura and Toshirô Mifune
- 1 h 38 min
- PG
- Crime · Drama · Thriller
Japan
- 8.2 Users2 votes
Synopsis
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.
Where to watch Drunken Angel
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 98 min1 hour and 38 minutes
- Rating
- PGParental guidance
- How long is Drunken Angel?
- 1 hour and 38 minutes (98 minutes).
- Who directed Drunken Angel?
- Akira Kurosawa.
- Who is in Drunken Angel?
- It stars Takasi Shimura and Toshirô Mifune.
- Where can I watch Drunken Angel?
- In the UK it is available with a channel on Apple TV.
Cast
Full cast (4)
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa
Reviews
8.2 2 votes
Soundtrack
All 6 songs- Janguru bugiShizuko Kasagi
- Kosame no utaRyôichi Hattori, Hachirô Satô
- Minato ga mieru okaTatsuzô Azuma
- Mädchen, brav und treuFriedrich von Flotow
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