Drunken Angel

1948 • 1h 38m • Drama

94%Rotten Tomatoes

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

Writers

Keinosuke Uekusa, Akira Kurosawa

Status

Released