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NOIR CITY 12: DRUNKEN ANGEL / STRAY DOG
Sunday, January 26: Japan
The price of admission gets you into the full double bill.
1:15, 6:00
DRUNKEN ANGEL (YOIDORE TENSHI)
(1948, Japan, 102 min., English subtitles)
Scr. Keinosuke Uekusa and Akira Kurosawa. Dir. Akira Kurosawa
An alcoholic doctor and a tubercular gangster forge an unexpected friendship after the doctor saves the callow crook's life, but the return of a criminal comrade sparks a tragic turn. Toshiro Mifune explodes off the screen in his first film for Kurosawa. Costarring Takashi Shimura.
3:30, 8:15
STRAY DOG (NORA INU)
(1949, Japan, 122 min., English subtitles)
Scr. Ryuzo Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa. Dir. Akira Kurosawa
A young policeman is disgraced when his gun is stolen on the subway. With the help of a veteran cop he hunts the culprit through the Tokyo underworld. A riveting thriller and vividly wrought portrait of post-Hiroshima Japan. Mifune and Shimura are reunited as the dogged cops.
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LocationCastro Theatre
429 Castro St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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