Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
25 films by Akira Kurosawa
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System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; mono. |
Cast |
Shimura Takashi, Mifune Toshirō, Yamamoto Reizaburō, Kogure Michiyo, Nakakita Chieko, Sengoku Noriko, Kasagi Shizuko. |
Credits |
Cinematography by, Itō Takeo ; music by, Hayasaka Fumio ; production design, Matsuyama Takashi ; editor, Kōno Akikazu. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948. |
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Issued as part of the box set AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa. |
Summary |
Dr. Sanada is an alcoholic, in part due to the despair that constantly assails him as he tries to keep the inhabitants of a post-World War II Tokyo slum as healthy as possible. Food and medical supplies are scarce, the neighborhood is around an open sewer, and the only place to buy medicines is the black market-- controlled by the Yakuza. Matsunaga, a young yakuza with a violent temper, seeks Sanada's help to remove a bullet from his hand, but Matsunaga's cough catches the doctor's attention. What follows is a wrestling match for Matsunaga's life. Will he follow Sanada's instructions and make the smart, healthy decision, or will he let the fabled yakuza code of honor destroy him? |
Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional subtitles in English. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Yakuza -- Japan -- Drama.
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Gangsters -- Japan -- Drama.
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Alcoholics -- Japan -- Drama.
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Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Black market -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1945- -- Drama.
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Tokyo (Japan) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Crime films.
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Gangster films.
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Feature films.
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Medical films (Motion pictures)
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Foreign language films.
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Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998. Screenwriter. Director.
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Motoki, Sōjirō. Producer.
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Uekusa, Keinosuke. Screenwriter.
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. Actor.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997. Actor.
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Yamamoto, Reizaburo. Actor.
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Kogure, Michiyo. Actor.
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Nakakita, Chieko, 1926-2005. Actor.
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Sengoku, Noriko. Actor.
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Itō, Takeo. Cinematographer.
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Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955. Composer.
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Janus Films.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Note |
Drunken angel |
Added Title |
AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa.
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Standard No. |
715515052016 |
Music No. |
AK100D7 Criterion Collection |
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CC1858D Criterion Collection (set) |
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