Drunken Angel Reviews
November 26, 2007
Kurosawa's early stylistic experimentations turn a nightclub stopover into a monstrous parody of an American jitterbug dance-off, and when blood gets finally spilled, it's in a slip-and-slide Yakuza frenzy choreographed amid splattered paint.
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| Original Score: 3/4
March 25, 2006
On the whole his imagery is forceful.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
April 10, 2003
Considered by many to be Akira Kurosawa's directorial breakthrough, the movie that introduced Kurosawa the artist to the world.
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| Original Score: A-
March 10, 2003
Drunken Angel has also been cited by Kurosawa as the film in which the immature director finally 'discovered' himself. We can all be grateful for that self-discovery.
June 5, 2001
It's effective in its own right and a fascinating preview of films to come.
January 1, 2000
Akira Kurosawa's first critical success (1948) is an odd blend of American film noir and Italian neorealism.