Is Drunken Angel sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Drunken Angel end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Drunken Angel scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Drunken Angel easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Drunken Angel violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Drunken Angel

Name: Drunken Angel
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by TOHO

194898 min7.6 / 10

A gritty postwar drama about an unlikely mentorship between a dissolute doctor and a doomed yakuza, exploring redemption, mortality, and the inescapability of one's circumstances.

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.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure East Asian History & Culture Organized Crime Movies Alcohol and Drinking Disease Outbreak Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Japan Gangster Yakuza Doctor Alcoholic Tuberculosis

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Questions people ask

Is Drunken Angel sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Drunken Angel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Drunken Angel scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Drunken Angel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Drunken Angel violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.