Drunken Angel
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Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, often regarded as his first major work and noted for its gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo and the early collaboration between Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drunken Angel canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245872 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drunken Angel Context triple: [Akira Kurosawa, notableWork, Drunken Angel]
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A.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film starring James Cagney as a notorious gangster whose fate profoundly influences a group of street kids.
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B.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
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C.
Paisan
Paisan is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini, depicting six episodes set during the Allied invasion of Italy.
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D.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
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E.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Drunken Angel Target entity description: Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, often regarded as his first major work and noted for its gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo and the early collaboration between Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.
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A.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime drama film starring James Cagney as a notorious gangster whose fate profoundly influences a group of street kids.
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B.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
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C.
Paisan
Paisan is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini, depicting six episodes set during the Allied invasion of Italy.
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D.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
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E.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ film noir–style drama ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Chieko Nakakita
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Michiyo Kogure ⓘ Reisaburo Yamamoto ⓘ Takashi Shimura ⓘ Toshiro Mifune ⓘ
linked to:
Toshirō Mifune
|
| cinematographyBy | Takeo Ito ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | Akira Kurosawa's first major work ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho ⓘ |
| editedBy | Toshio Goto ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Sanada
ⓘ
Matsunaga ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between idealism and corruption
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moral redemption ⓘ postwar disillusionment ⓘ |
| mainSubject | postwar Japanese society ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | unrated (original Japanese release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Fumio Hayasaka ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early collaboration between Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
ⓘ
gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Yoidore tenshi ⓘ |
| partOf | Akira Kurosawa filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
tuberculosis in postwar Japan
ⓘ
yakuza underworld ⓘ |
| producer | Sojiro Motoki ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1948-04-27 ⓘ |
| runtime | 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
ⓘ
Keinosuke Uekusa ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Tokyo ⓘ |
| title | Drunken Angel ⓘ |
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Subject: Drunken Angel Description of subject: Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, often regarded as his first major work and noted for its gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo and the early collaboration between Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.
Referenced by (6)
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