Drunken Angel

Released 1948 · Drama · 98 min · ★ 7.6/10 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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.