MOVIE
Drunken Angel
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Drunken Angel in its release era
Released in 1948, Drunken Angel sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1948-04-27
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.6/10
- Original language
- JA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Japan
- Studio
- TOHO
People behind the title
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Topicsjapangangsteryakuzadoctoralcoholictuberculosis