Akira Kurosawa's Drunken angel: = Yoidore tenshi

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...

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Main Author: Hayasaka, Fumio 1914-1955 (Composer)
Other Authors: Uekusa, Keinosuke 1910-1993 (Screenwriter), Itchi, Takeo (Cinematographer), Shimura, Takashi 1905-1982 (Actor), Mifune, Toshirō 1920-1997 (Actor), Nakakita, Chieko 1926-2005 (Actor), Yamamoto, Reisaburô 1902-1964 (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Japanese
Published: [S.l.] The Criterion coll. 2007
Edition:Special ed.
Series:The Criterion Collection 413
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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?
Item Description:Bildformat: 1:1.33. - New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Orig.: Japan 1948
Enth. audio commentary featuring Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie ; a 31-minute documentary on the making of "Drunken Angel", created as part of the "Toho Masterworks" series "Akira Kurosawa: It is wonderful to create" ; "Kurosawa and the Censors", a new, 25-minute video piece that looks at the challenges Kurosawa faced in making "Drunken Angel" ; a booklet featuring an essay by cultural historian Ian Buruma and excerpts from Kurosawa's "Something like an autobiography"
Physical Description:1 DVD, NTSC, Ländercode 1, 98 Min., s/w, mono 12 cm Beih. (28 S.)
ISBN:9781604650013