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Drunken Angel

1948 · 98 min · Director: Akira Kurosawa ★ IMDb 7.6 · 15,083 ratings

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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.

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Emotional fingerprint

Drunken Angel (1948) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor30 %5 %13 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension36 %10 %20 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor39 %13 %25 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension44 %20 %30 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Empathy48 %30 %39 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Hope47 %30 %40 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension48 %29 %41 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Empathy51 %34 %48 %34 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Sadness51 %34 %43 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension47 %23 %28 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension45 %18 %23 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension54 %26 %35 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension63 %41 %53 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Sadness69 %49 %57 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension70 %42 %53 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension68 %43 %54 %61 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Empathy64 %50 %59 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Sadness66 %59 %63 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Sadness74 %70 %69 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Sadness77 %73 %72 %7 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

RY
Reizaburo Yamamoto

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Reizaburo Yamamoto

Okada

MK
Michiyo Kogure

CN
Chieko Nakakita

SK
Shizuko Kasagi

MS
Masao Shimizu

MS
Masao Shimizu

Oyabun

YK
Yoshiko Kuga

Schoolgirl

CI
Chōko Iida

Bâya

IU
Isao Ubukata

Punk

AT
Akira Tani

Yakuza Follower

SS
Sachio Sakai

Guitar Player

TK
Tateo Kawasaki

Flower Shop Proprietor

MM
Mayuri Mokushô

Daughter at Flower Shop

TK
Toshiko Kawakubo

Dancer

HT
Haruko Toyama

Dancer

YN
Yukie Nanbu

Dancer

Details

Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Akira Kurosawa, Keinosuke Uekusa
Type
Movies
Released
1948
Runtime
98 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 15,083 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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