History Film / DrunkenAngel

* ComfortingComforter: Dr. Sanada puts a blanket over Matsunaga when he passes out, the night Matsunaga comes into the doctor's office blind drunk.

* LikeASonToMe: How Dr. Sanada treats Matsunaga, although he doesn't say it. When Matsunaga comes into Sanada's office drunk, and later when he's too ill to even move around, Sanada even tucks him in like a little boy.

* ThePollyanna: The young girl who, like Matsunaga, has tuberculosis but is much more optimistic about it and listens to Dr. Sanada's advice. Sanada spells it out to Matsunaga that she has more balls than him when facing the same disease.

* LikeASonToMe: How Dr. Sanada treats Matsunaga, although he doesn't say it.

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Matsunaga confronts Okada in the climax and Okada knifes Matsunaga to death, which diverts Okada from going after the doctor and Okada's ex-girlfriend. In the end, at least Dr. Sanada and the shop girl are saddened by Matsunaga's death and will miss him, and the girl has even taken possession of Matsunaga's ashes to place in a grave at her village in the country.]]

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Matsunaga confronts Okada in the climax and both knife the other to death, which saves the doctor and Okada's ex-girlfriend from the Yakuza. In the end, at least Dr. Sanada and the shop girl are saddened by Matsunaga's death and will miss him, and the girl has even taken possession of Matsunaga's ashes to place in a grave at her village in the country.]]

* BreakTheHaughty: Matsunaga denies his tuberculosis over and over in the first act because he's too proud to admit he's wrong, and feels he only has to come over to Sanada's office falling-down drunk to finally accept it.

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Matsunaga confronts Okada in the climax and both knife the other to death, which saves the doctor and Okada's ex-girlfriend from the Yakuza. In the end, at least Dr. Sanada and the shop girl are regretful at Matsunaga's death and will miss him, and the girl has even taken possession of Matsunaga's ashes to place in a grave at her village in the country.]]

* BadassBoast: 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.''

* 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.''
* Distracted by the Sexy: Okada appears very enticed by Matsunaga's girlfriend when they meet at the dance hall the night Matsunaga gets plastered. Matsunaga either pretends to or doesn't care about the attention she receives from him.

* I Own This Town: The yakuza boss who exerts power over the rather dilapidated section of Tokyo where Dr. Sanada practices. Arguably Matsunaga as the power he holds trickles down to him.
* Jerk with a Heart of Gold:

* MrFanservice: Toshiro Mifune is briefly shirtless during his first doctor's examination. The reason why it was open in the first place is unclear.
* {{Yakuza}}: Fairly obvious from the get-go, as Matsunaga runs a territory belonging to his Big Boss in a run-down area of Tokyo. He believes strongly in their code of honour.

->''Martyrdom is out of style''
-->-- Dr. Sanada

* MrFanservice: Toshiro Mifune is briefly shirtless during his first doctor's examination.

''Drunken Angel''(1948) was the first of 16 film collaborations between Creator/AkiraKurosawa and Creator/ToshiroMifune 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 ''Film/StrayDog'', ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'', ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'' and ''Film/{{Sanjuro}}''. ''Drunken Angel'' has also been referred to as the first post-war Japanese film to feature a yakuza character.

"Martyrdom is out of style."
- Dr. Sanada

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 Toshiru 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.

!!'''''Drunken Angel''''' '''contains examples of:'''

* 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. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a bullet lodged in there. Ouch.]] Sanada remarks [[spoiler:somewhat disapprovingly, "A nail, huh?"]]
* Anti-Hero: Matsunaga.
* Evil Versus Evil: [[spoiler:Matsunaga takes matters into his own hands to defend Dr. Sanada from his old yakuza buddies, Okada in particular.]]
* Mr. Fanservice: Toshiro Mifune is briefly shirtless during his first doctor's examination.
* Yakuza: Fairly obvious from the get-go, as Matsunaga runs a territory belonging to his Big Boss in a run-down area of Tokyo. He believes strongly in their code of honour.

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, young woman who lives with the doctor worries about her ex-lover Okada returning from jail to take her back. ''Drunken Angel'' was the first of 16 film collaborations between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiru 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 Shim
ura is also 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.

* 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 - which turns out to be a bullet lodged in there. Ouch. Sanada remarks somewhat disapprovingly, "A nail, huh?"
* Mr. Fanservice: Toshiro Mifune is briefly shirtless during his first doctor's examination as Matsunaga.

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, all while the young woman who lives with the doctor worries about her ex-lover Okada returning from jail to take her back. ''Drunken Angel'' was the first of 16 film collaborations between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiru 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 also 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.

'''''Drunken Angel''''' '''contains examples of:'''

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, all while the young woman who lives with the doctor worries about her ex-lover Okada returning from jail to take her back. "Drunken Angel" was the first of 16 film collaborations between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiru 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 also 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.

""'Throne of Blood'"" "'contains examples of: