Yoidore tenshi

Yoidore tenshi /

醉いどれ天使
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A yakuza mobster suffering from tuberculosis enters into an unusual relationship with an alcoholic doctor.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, Motoki, Sōjirō, Uekusa, Keinosuke, Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, Yamamoto, Reizaburo, Kogure, Michiyo, Itō, Takeo, Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955, Nakakita, Chieko, 1926-2005, Sengoku, Noriko, Kasagi, Shizuko, Buruma, Ian
Format: DVD
Language:Japanese
English
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2007.
Series:Criterion collection; 413.
Subjects:
Yakuza > Japan > Tokyo > Drama.
Physicians > Japan > Tokyo > Drama.
Alcoholics > Japan > Tokyo > Drama.
Tuberculosis > Patients > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Gangster films.
Description
Summary:A yakuza mobster suffering from tuberculosis enters into an unusual relationship with an alcoholic doctor.
Item Description:Aspect ratio: 1.33:1,
Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.
Special features include an audio commentary by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie; a documentary on the making of Drunken angel (31 min.) and "Kurosawa and the censors", a video essay on the the censorship challenges facing the production (25 min.).
Booklet includes an essay, "Spoils of war", by Ian Buruma, and two chapters Kurosawa's 1983 book, "Something like an autobiography".
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Itō Takeo ; music, Hayasaka Fumio.
ISBN:9781604650013
160465001X

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