description Drunken Angel Overview
Drunken Angel, directed by Akira Kurosawa, portrays a doctor’s attempts to treat a yakuza patient amidst rising corruption following World War II. The film features Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune and explores themes of addiction and societal decay within the yakuza underworld. It is notable as Kurosawa's initial major cinematic project.
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info Drunken Angel Specifications
| Country | Japan |
| Year | 1948 |
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Why is Drunken Angel important in Kurosawa's career?
Drunken Angel is often described as Akira Kurosawa's first major work. It was also his first of 16 film collaborations with Toshiro Mifune.
Who do Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura play in Drunken Angel?
Takashi Shimura plays Sanada, an alcoholic doctor working in postwar Tokyo. Toshiro Mifune plays Matsunaga, a tubercular yakuza who resists treatment and slides toward self-destruction.
When was Drunken Angel released?
Drunken Angel was released in Japan in 1948 by Toho. The film was made during the Allied occupation period after World War II.
Is Drunken Angel a straight gangster film?
It has yakuza material, but it is also a postwar social drama about illness, corruption, and moral decay. The polluted swamp in the neighborhood becomes one of Kurosawa's clearest visual symbols in the film.
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