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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Keinosuke Uekusa

Music

Fumio Hayasaka

Studio

TOHO

Released

27 April 1948

Genres

Drama