Drunken Angel
April 27, 1948
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.
Cast and crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
Takashi Shimura
Sanada
Toshirō Mifune
Matsunaga
RY
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Okada
Michiyo Kogure
Nanae
Chieko Nakakita
Miyo
Noriko Sengoku
Gin
Shizuko Kasagi
Singer
Eitarō Shindō
Takahama
Masao Shimizu
Oyabun
Taiji Tonoyama
Shop Proprietor
Yoshiko Kuga
Schoolgirl
Chōko Iida
Bâya
IU
Isao Ubukata
Punk
AT
Akira Tani
Yakuza Follower
Sachio Sakai
Guitar Player
TK
Tateo Kawasaki
Flower Shop Proprietor
Mayuri Mokushô
Daughter at Flower Shop
TK
Toshiko Kawakubo
Dancer
HT
Haruko Toyama
Dancer
YN
Yukie Nanbu
Dancer
SS
Sumire Shiroki
Anego
Yōko Sugi
Dancer (uncredited)