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Drunken Angel AKA Yoidore Tenshi (1948)
After a battle with rival criminals, a small-time gangster is treated by an alcoholic doctor in post-war Japan.Director: Akira Kurosawa
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Japanese film scholar Donald Richie
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Drunken Angel" documentary (31:17)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 32-page booklet containing an essay by cultural historian Ian Burma and excerpts from Kurosawa's "Something Like an Autobiography".
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 25 film 25 disc "AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa" which includes "Sanshiro Sugata" (1943), "The Most Beautiful" (1944), "Sanshiro Sugata Part Two" (1945), "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail" (1945), "No Regrets for Our Youth" (1946), "One Wonderful Sunday" (1947), "Drunken Angel" (1948), "Stray Dog" (1949), "Scandal" (1950), "Rashomon" (1950), "The Idiot" (1951), "Ikiru" (1952), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "I Live in Fear" (1955), "Throne of Blood" (1957), "The Lower Depths" (1957), "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960), "Yojimbo" (1961), "Sanjuro" (1962), "High and Low" (1963), "Red Beard" (1965), "Dodes’ka-den" (1970), "Kagemusha" (1980), "Madadayo" (1993).
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Drunken Angel" documentary (31:21)
Interview with Jean Douchet (11:28)
Start-up Trailer for the "Akira Kurosawa Collection" (2:34)
Weblink
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Web links
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Web links
DISC TWO
"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful To Create" ["Akira Kurosawa vs Toshirô Mifune"] documentary (31:20)
Interview with Jean Douchet (11:25)
Photo gallery (13 pictures)
Filmographies:
- Akira Kurosawa (Director)
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Extras:Stills Gallery
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Akira Kurosawa biography (Text)
Toshiro Mifune biography (Text)
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Subtitles:English (Burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 12-page booklet containing liner notes, essays and photos.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterion standalone release has the lengthiest extras, including an audio commentary.
For audio, the French Wild Side release has a DTS track and a French interview not available on the US release.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (98:17 NTSC).
- R1 AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (97:51 NTSC).
- R2 France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (94:24 PAL).
- R2 France- Wild Side Video/Studio Canal - No cuts.
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Wild Side Video/Studio Canal - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- KSM - No cuts (98:16 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (94:03 PAL).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 08/05/09
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/03/20UPDATE LOG:
14/03/16: Addition of Germany, ASINs.
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31/12/19: Added France Wild Side.
07/03/20: Added US AK 100.
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