One man waits at the edge of the swamp knowing that one day he'll be pulled under like everything else.
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.
Drunken Angel is showing in 1 cinema in London - next screening Tuesday 27 October at 18:30 at Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Next screenings: Tuesday 27 October.
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One man waits at the edge of the swamp knowing that one day he'll be pulled under like everything else.
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In postwar Tokyo, a blunt doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that is tested when the gangster's former boss returns.
Akira Kurosawa directed Drunken Angel in 1948, marking his first major collaboration with actor Toshiro Mifune.
Drunken Angel won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Film in 1948.
