Drunken Angel (Criterion Collection) - DVD
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In this classic film noir, set in postwar Japan, ToshirC4 Mifune plays Matsunaga, a tough small- time gangster who takes a bullet during a fight in the slums of Tokyo. He makes his way to the office of Sanada (Takashi Shimura), a disillusioned yet passionate doctor, who treats the wound and, in the process, discovers Matsunaga has an even bigger ailment-tuberculosis. As Sanada hounds Matsunaga into dealing with his disease, the alcoholic physician and the arrogant thug form an uneasy friendship. Meanwhile, Matsunaga's mobster boss, Okada (Reisaburo Yamamoto), is released from prison with aspirations of rejuvenating his rough-and-tumble crew. Once Matsunaga is discovered ill, he's excluded from the gang, leaving him shunned by his peers with a seriously.
Starring: Reisaburo Yamamoto, Toshiro Mifune, Chieko Nakakita, Choko Iida, Takashi Shimura, Noriko Sengoku, Yoshiko Kuga, Michiyo Kogure, Eitaro Shindo
Director: Akira Kurosawa, Shojiro Motoki
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