Drunken Angel

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Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, often regarded as his first major work and noted for its gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo and the early collaboration between Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese film
drama film
film
film noir–style drama
basedOn original screenplay
castMember Chieko Nakakita NERFINISHED
Michiyo Kogure NERFINISHED
Reisaburo Yamamoto NERFINISHED
Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED
Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Takeo Ito NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin Japan
describedAs Akira Kurosawa's first major work
director Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
distributor Toho NERFINISHED
editedBy Toshio Goto NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Tokyo NERFINISHED
genre drama film
film noir
hasBlackAndWhiteVersion yes
hasCharacter Dr. Sanada NERFINISHED
Matsunaga NERFINISHED
hasTheme conflict between idealism and corruption
moral redemption
postwar disillusionment
mainSubject postwar Japanese society
motionPictureRating unrated (original Japanese release)
musicBy Fumio Hayasaka NERFINISHED
notableFor early collaboration between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo
originalLanguage Japanese
originalTitle Yoidore tenshi NERFINISHED
partOf Akira Kurosawa filmography
portrays tuberculosis in postwar Japan
yakuza underworld
producer Sojiro Motoki NERFINISHED
productionCompany Toho NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1948
releaseDate 1948-04-27
runtime 98 minutes
screenwriter Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED
Keinosuke Uekusa NERFINISHED
setInPeriod postwar Tokyo
title Drunken Angel NERFINISHED

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Akira Kurosawa notableWork Drunken Angel
Lucinda Williams notableSong Drunken Angel