# Drunken Angel (1948)

> A hard-edged postwar noir about an alcoholic doctor and a tuberculosis-stricken gangster whose uneasy friendship collides with yakuza power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15367

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku, Shizuko Kasagi, Eitarō Shindō
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040979/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, brooding, melancholic, classic cinema night, film noir marathon

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of survival and redemption in post-war Japan.

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