Drunken Angel

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.

Drama

Takashi Shimura

(Sanada)

Toshirō Mifune

(Matsunaga)

Reizaburo Yamamoto

(Okada)

Michiyo Kogure

(Nanae)

Chieko Nakakita

(Miyo)

Noriko Sengoku

(Gin)

Shizuko Kasagi

(Singer)

Eitarō Shindō

(Takahama)

Masao Shimizu

(Oyabun)

Taiji Tonoyama

(Shop Proprietor)

Yoshiko Kuga

(Schoolgirl)

Chōko Iida

(Bâya)

Isao Ubukata

(Punk)

Akira Tani

(Yakuza Follower)

Sachio Sakai

(Guitar Player)

Tateo Kawasaki

(Flower Shop Proprietor)

Mayuri Mokushô

(Daughter at Flower Shop)

Toshiko Kawakubo

(Dancer)

Haruko Toyama

(Dancer)

Yukie Nanbu

(Dancer)

Sumire Shiroki

(Anego)

Yōko Sugi

(Dancer (uncredited))