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Availability: Special Order - Usually ships within 3-6 business days. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. AKA: Yoidore Tenshi Director: Akira Kurosawa Producer: Akira Kurosawa  ||  Shojiro Motoki Released: 1948 [Japan] Genre: Drama Keywords:  Death / Dying || Doctor || Drinking / Alcoholism || Friendship || Gangs / Gangsters || Illness || Japan / Japanese || Prison / Prisoner || Relationship(s) || War

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Plot:	After a young gangster visits the doctor, he is diagnosed with tuberculosis. The doctor insists on treating the stubborn hoodlum and a friendship develops. However the ailing young man must soon confront an old rival to keep control of his gang.
Overview:	Matsunaga (Mifune) is tough small-time gangster who takes a bullet during a rival gang war. He makes his way into a doctor's office who treats the wound and in the process discovers Matsunaga has an even bigger problem, tuberculosis. During the lengthy medical treatments the two form a friendship, albeit an uneasy one at best. Meanwhile, Matsunaga's gangster boss is released from prison with aspirations of rejuvenating his rough and tumble crew. Once Matsunaga is discovered ill and fragile, he's terminated from the gang leaving him ostracized by his peers with a seriously bruised ego. In an act of vengeance, he confronts the crime boss and a battle commences ending in fatal consequences. DRUNKEN ANGEL established director Kurosawa (SCANDAL, I LIVE IN FEAR) as a prominent new talent and was the first leading role for legendary Japanese actor Mifune (ROSHOMON.)
Cast:	Takashi Shimura  ||  Toshiro Mifune  ||  Michiyo Kogure  ||  Chieko Nakakita  ||  Eitaro Shindo  ||  Yoshiko Kuga  ||  Choko Iida  ||  Noriko Sengoku  ||  Reisaburo Yamamoto (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	98 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Mono Black & White Audio Commentary by Donald Richie "Making Of" Documentary (30 mins.) New Featurette On The Challenges Kurosawa Faced During Production Collectible Booklet DVD-9