Drunken Angel

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Drunken Angel ★★★ Yoidore ten-shi 1948

Alcoholic doctor gets mixed up with local gangster. Kurosawa's first major film aided by strong performances. With English subtitles. 108m/B VHS . JP Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Choko Iida; D: Akira Kurosawa; W: Keinosuke Uegusa; C: Takeo Ito; M: Fumio Hayasaka.