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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Stars: |
Toshir? Mifune |
| Actors: |
Yoshiko Kuga |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Drama · Japanese |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
715515026826 |
| Release Date: |
1948 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 42min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (November 13, 2007)
UPC: 715515026826 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 42min
Release Company: Home Vision (June 20, 2000)
UPC: 037429150931 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Keinosuke Uegusa |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/23/2000, p.76, Troy Patterson): "...A small gangster/neorealist masterpiece..." -- Rating: A- |
| More Information |
| Details: |
In this classic film noir, set in postwar Japan, Toshir? 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 bruised ego. In an act of vengeance, he confronts Okada, leading to a violent standoff that only one man will survive. <br> <br> DRUNKEN ANGEL marks the first major screen role for Mifune, one of Japan's most revered actors. And although Kurosawa had made ... |
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