Drunken Angel

1948 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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 (1948), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Takashi Shimura
• Toshirō Mifune
• Reizaburo Yamamoto
• Michiyo Kogure
• Chieko Nakakita
• Noriko Sengoku
• Shizuko Kasagi
• Eitarō Shindō
• Masao Shimizu
• Taiji Tonoyama

Crew

• Takeo Itō — Director of Photography
• Akikazu Kono — Editor
• Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Writer
• Keinosuke Uekusa — Writer

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
5. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
6. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology