7.6IMDb15k votes
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
With Takashi Shimura · Toshirō Mifune · Reizaburo Yamamoto
the vibe
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
- 🎭 sad, cathartic
the story
A hard-drinking doctor diagnoses a young yakuza with tuberculosis, complicating their bond amid criminal pressures.
the plot
contains spoilers
- sanada, an alcoholic doctor, diagnoses matsunaga with tuberculosis
- sanada tries to save matsunaga from illness and corruption
- matsunaga becomes increasingly self-destructive
- matsunaga's former boss returns and drags him back to the underworld
awards & recognition
- Award Winner
- 4 wins total.
where to watch
not on any of our streamers yet.
