Drama
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.
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa
Yōko Sugi
Dancer (uncredited)
Toshirō Mifune
Matsunaga
Eitarō Shindō
Takahama
Michiyo Kogure
Nanae
Takashi Shimura
Sanada
Chōko Iida
Bâya
Taiji Tonoyama
Shop Proprietor
Masao Shimizu
Oyabun
Shizuko Kasagi
Singer
Noriko Sengoku
Gin
Mayuri Mokushô
Daughter at Flower Shop
Chieko Nakakita
Miyo
Yoshiko Kuga
Schoolgirl
Sachio Sakai
Guitar Player
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Okada
Isao Ubukata
Punk
Akira Tani
Yakuza Follower
Tateo Kawasaki
Flower Shop Proprietor
Toshiko Kawakubo
Dancer
Haruko Toyama
Dancer
Yukie Nanbu
Dancer
Sumire Shiroki
Anego

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