1 Movie Starring Reizaburè Yamamoto

Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-12-30

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (6143 Reviews)

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Fullplot:

After a battle with rival criminals, a small-time gangster is treated by an alcoholic doctor in post-war Japan. The doctor diagnoses the young gangster's tuberculosis, and convinces him to begin treatment for it. The two enjoy an uneasy friendship until the gangster's former boss is released from prison and seeks to take over his gang once again. The ailing young man loses his status as gang boss and becomes ostracised, and eventually confronts his former boss in a battle to the death.

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