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The Resource Yoidore tenshi : Drunken angel, Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; seisaku, Motoki Sōjirō ; kyakuhon, Uekusa Keinosuke, Kurosawa Akira ; kantoku Kurosawa Akira, (videorecording)

Yoidore tenshi : Drunken angel, Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; seisaku, Motoki Sōjirō ; kyakuhon, Uekusa Keinosuke, Kurosawa Akira ; kantoku Kurosawa Akira, (videorecording)

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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?
Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948
  • A foreign film (Japan)
  • Issued as part of the box set AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa with book included (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.)
Instance
Label
Yoidore tenshi : Drunken angel
Title
Yoidore tenshi
Title remainder
Drunken angel
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; seisaku, Motoki Sōjirō ; kyakuhon, Uekusa Keinosuke, Kurosawa Akira ; kantoku Kurosawa Akira
Title variation
Drunken angel
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Actor
Screenwriter
Composer
Cinematographer
Director
Producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • jpn
  • eng
  • jpn
  • jpn
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?
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Cataloging source
NDD
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Cinematography by Itō Takeo ; music by Hayasaka Fumio ; production design, Matsuyama Takashi ; editor, Kōno Akikazu
Language note
In Japanese with optional subtitles in English
PerformerNote
Shimura Takashi, Mifune Toshirō, Yamamoto Reizaburō, Kogure Michiyo, Nakakita Chieko, Sengoku Noriko, Kasagi Shizuko
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1910-1998
  • 1905-1982
  • 1920-1997
  • 1926-2005
  • 1914-1955
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Kurosawa, Akira
  • Motoki, Sojiro
  • Uekusa, Keinosuke
  • Shimura, Takashi
  • Mifune, Toshirō
  • Yamamoto, Reizaburo
  • Kogure, Michiyo
  • Nakakita, Chieko
  • Sengoku, Noriko
  • Itō, Takeo
  • Hayasaka, Fumio
  • Janus Films
  • Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
98
Series statement
  • AK100
  • 25 films by Akira Kurosawa
Series volume
[disc 7]
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Yakuza
  • Gangsters
  • Medical drama
  • Alcoholics
  • Tuberculosis
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Black market
  • Japan
  • Tokyo (Japan)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Yoidore tenshi : Drunken angel, Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; seisaku, Motoki Sōjirō ; kyakuhon, Uekusa Keinosuke, Kurosawa Akira ; kantoku Kurosawa Akira, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948
  • A foreign film (Japan)
  • Issued as part of the box set AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa with book included (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.)
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Control code
475679691
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., b&w
Publisher number
AK100D7
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)475679691
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Yoidore tenshi : Drunken angel, Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; seisaku, Motoki Sōjirō ; kyakuhon, Uekusa Keinosuke, Kurosawa Akira ; kantoku Kurosawa Akira, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948
  • A foreign film (Japan)
  • Issued as part of the box set AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa with book included (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.)
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Control code
475679691
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (98 min.)
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., b&w
Publisher number
AK100D7
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)475679691
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; mono
Video recording format
DVD

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