Drunken Angel
醉いどれ天使
1948 · 1h 38m · Drama · Japan · Rated 12 (DE)
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.
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Akira Kurosawa7.3Smart score
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