Drunken Angel: The Criterion Collection (DVD)
APPROX. 98 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1948 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | Nov 27, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Criterion/Voyager |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Video: | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
Japanese: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- 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
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by cultural historian Ian Buruma and excerpts from Kurosawa's Something Like An Autobiography
Synopsis
In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tuberculosis-infected criminal who strikes up an unlikely, unhealthy relationship with Takashi Shimura's jaded physician. Set in and around the muddy swamps and back alleys of postwar Tokyo, Drunken Angel (Yoidore Tenshi) is an evocative, moody snapshot of a troubled time and place, featuring one of the director's most memorably violent climaxes.Cast & Crew
Criterion/Voyager
presents
Toshiro MifuneTakashi Shimura
"Drunken Angel: The Criterion Collection"
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1948
"Drunken Angel: The Criterion Collection"
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1948
