Drunken Angel (1948)

Kernel Score: 86% · 303 ratings

Genres: Drama

Released: 1948-04-27

Runtime: 98 minutes

Overview

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

Cast