Name: Drunken Angel
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948-04-27
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita

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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.

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Gangster Film
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Post-War Japan
Tuberculosis
Yakuza
Moral Conflict
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Redemption

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Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa
Produced by: Sōjirō Motoki
Music by: Fumio Hayasaka

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Facts

April 27, 1948 · 1 h 38 min · NR

Released: April 27, 1948
Runtime: 1 h 38 min
Age rating: NR
Content: Violence, Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres: Drama
Original language: Japanese
Made in: Japan
Available in: 131 countries

Tropes

Evil Versus Evil, Catapult Nightmare, I Own This Town +9

Evil Versus Evil
Catapult Nightmare
I Own This Town
Blood from the Mouth
I Owe You My Life
Shirtless Scene
Distracted by the Sexy
Comforting Comforter
Hot-Blooded
Death Equals Redemption
Yakuza
Character Tic

12 of 27 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream Drunken Angel?

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In the United States, Drunken Angel streams on Criterion, and it is free with ads on Plex and Fawesome. It also streams in 130 other countries.

Is Drunken Angel worth watching?

86

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Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86 (IMDb 7.6, Letterboxd 3.9 out of 5, and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). Critics rate it higher (94 out of 100) than audiences (81).

Will I feel good after watching Drunken Angel?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is Drunken Angel in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.

What tropes does Drunken Angel use?

Evil Versus EvilCatapult NightmareI Own This TownBlood from the MouthI Owe You My LifeShirtless SceneDistracted by the SexyComforting ComforterHot-BloodedDeath Equals RedemptionYakuzaCharacter Ticand 15 more

TV Tropes lists 27 tropes for it, including Evil Versus Evil, Catapult Nightmare, and I Own This Town.