by Peter Truax Akira Kurosawa’s 1948 film, Drunken Angel, is the eighth film by the Japanese director, and features two long-time Kurosawa collaborators: Takashi Shimura and Toshirô Mifune, the latter at the beginning of his work with the director. Set in post-war Japan, the film explores the relationship between wrongdoing and redemption from the point of view of its two main characters. A classic noir, Drunken Angel is a film about gangsters, dames, and mortality. | Director: Akira Kurosawa Producer: Sôjirô Motoki Writers: Keinosuke Uekusa, Akira Kurosawa Cinematographer: Takeo Itô Editor: Akikazu Kôno Music: Fumio Hayasaka Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Reisaburô Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita Runtime: 98m. Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller Countries: Japan Premiere: April 27, 1948 – Japan US Theatrical Release: December 30, 1959 US Distributor: Janus Films |
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