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.
Key facts
Cast
Chieko Nakakita, Toshiro Mifune, Michiyo Kogure, Takashi Shimura
Original language
Japanese
Production companies
Toho
Crew
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa
Cinematography
Takeo Ito
Music
Fumio Hayasaka
Trailer
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Festival History
- Lumière Festival – Grand Lyon Film Festival 2015 generic
- Tokyo International Film Festival 1998 generic
- Kinema Junpo Awards 1949 generic
- Mainichi Film Awards 1949 generic
Titles
| Translated title | Drunken Angel | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | L'Ange ivre |
Full credits
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cast | Chieko Nakakita, Toshiro Mifune, Michiyo Kogure, Takashi Shimura |
| Screenplay | Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa |
| Cinematography | Takeo Ito |
| Music | Fumio Hayasaka |
| Sound | Wataru Konuma |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
