Drunken Angel

1h 38m · 1948 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 3.9 / 5 on Letterboxd

Drunken Angel (1948) runs 1h 38m, directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Drama

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.