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Drunken Angel

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A small-time doctor with an alcohol problem and a tough, swaggering young yakuza living in dirty, decaying post-war Tokyo form an uneasy friendship after the latter learns he is suffering from tuberculosis. Dr. Sanada (Takashi Shimura), who discovers the disease after a chance discussion with Matsunaga (Toshiro Mifune), refuses to leave the violence-prone gangster alone and pesters him to accept treatment. Meanwhile, the young woman who lives with the doctor worries about her ex-lover Okada returning from jail to take her back.Drunken Angel (1948) was the first of 16 film collaborations between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune with Mifune in his first major film role as Matsunaga. Although not his first ever on-screen role it is credited with kick-starting his career as well as that of Kurosawa's. His co-star Takashi Shimura is known for having starred in many of Kurosawa's other works including Stray Dog, Rashomon, Yojimbo and Sanjuro. Drunken Angel has also been referred to as the first post-war Japanese film to feature a yakuza character.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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Back-Alley Doctor
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Back-Alley Doctor: Not Dr. Sanada's sole business as he also sees legitimate clients, but the opening scene makes clear that he's willing to fix up injured gangsters without raising the attention of the police.
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Badass Boast
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Badass Boast: During their first meeting Matsunaga immediately establishes his place in the hierarchy of the marketplace: Ask for Matsunaga at the station market. Everybody knows me.
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Blood from the Mouth
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Blood from the Mouth: Matsunaga coughs more and more blood in the film's third act, as a result of his tuberculosis worsening.
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Anti-Hero
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Anti-Hero: Matsunaga.
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After-Action Patch-Up: The reason for Matsunaga's sudden appearance at Dr. Sanada's clinic late at night. He blames it on accidentally slamming a door on his hand. This turns out to be a bullet lodged in there. Ouch. Sanada remarks somewhat disapprovingly, "A nail, huh?"
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