Drunken Angel
酔いどれ天使
Japan • 1948
Director
#413Criterion Collection →Synopsis
In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tubercular criminal who strikes up an unlikely relationship with Takashi Shimura’s jaded physician. Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, DRUNKEN ANGEL is an evocative, moody snapshot of a treacherous time and place, featuring one of the director’s most memorably violent climaxes.
Synopsis
In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tubercular criminal who strikes up an unlikely relationship with Takashi Shimura’s jaded physician. Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, DRUNKEN ANGEL is an evocative, moody snapshot of a treacherous time and place, featuring one of the director’s most memorably violent climaxes.
Credits
Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterKeinosuke Uekusa, Akira Kurosawa
CinematographerTakeo Itō
ComposerFumio Hayasaka
EditorAkikazu Kono
ProducerSōjirō Motoki