Year: 1948
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Keinosuke Uekusa & Akira Kurosawa
"After a battle with rival criminals, a small-time gangster is treated by an alcoholic doctor in post-war Japan. The doctor diagnoses the young gangster's tuberculosis, and convinces him to begin treatment for it. The two enjoy an uneasy friendship until the gangster's former boss is released from prison and seeks to take over his gang once again. The ailing young man loses his status as gang boss and becomes ostracised, and eventually confronts his former boss in a battle to the death."
- Summary written by Bernard Keane
I found this film in the local library, and thought I'd check it out for two reasons. Firstly, Drunken Angel is an old Japanese movie. Second, the plot seemed very interesting. The movie just happens to be so slow-paced that most of that plot just flows through. I usually enjoy somewhat slow films, but for some reason Drunken Angel was weirdly boring. Of course it was a great movie, with amazing writing and dialogue, but it just isn't something I like.
The use of music was astonishing. Even if the scenes were slow and it was easy to start thinking about something else, the music made those scenes more intensive, which definitely made me pay more attention.
But it's really hard to say anything about the movie. It is good, that I can say for sure, but somehow it just doesn't stand out as much as I hoped it would be. It blends in. Of course it may have something to do with culture differences - and time difference!
☆☆☆☆☆
5 / 10
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