Yoidore tenshi /
醉いどれ天使
Set in post-war Tokyo in 1945, a tuberculosis-infected criminal starts an unhealthy relationship with an alcoholic doctor. The patient needs to feel better so that he can retain his status as gang-leader after the ex-leader is released from prison, and the doctor needs to feel like he has a place in...
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2007]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
413. |
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| Summary: | Set in post-war Tokyo in 1945, a tuberculosis-infected criminal starts an unhealthy relationship with an alcoholic doctor. The patient needs to feel better so that he can retain his status as gang-leader after the ex-leader is released from prison, and the doctor needs to feel like he has a place in society and that life is worth living. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1948. Special features: commentary soundtrack by film scholar Donald Richie, a making-of documentary (31 min.), a short (25 min.) looking at the challenges from censors that Kurosawa faced in making Drunken angel, and a booklet featuring an essay by cultural historian Ian Buruma and excerpts from Kurasawa's autobiography. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital mono; original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Takeo Ito ; music by Fumio Hayasaka. |
| ISBN: | 9781604650013 160465001X |