Japanese posters for “Yoidore Tenshi” AKA “Drunken Angel” (1948)
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel #AkiraKurosawa #FilmNoir #DarknessAtNoon

ICYMI: TCM will be showing Akira Kurosawa’s equally excellent Japanese Noir film “Yoidore Tenshi” AKA “Drunken Angel” (1948) starring Toshirō Mifune on #NoirAlley tonight (+ Sunday morning encore). You can also watch it for free on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ewdFqTwM4KQ?si=YwNPddurCjDA-utA), Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/drunken-angel), and here (http://ok.ru/video/9925501913843) + It’s on CriterionChannel (http://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/drunken-angel) if you have that
#KungFuSat #TCMParty #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel #AkiraKurosawa #ToshiroMinfune

When Italy meets Japan: Translator Simona Stanzani and illustrator Luca Tieri share the cultural and creative journeys that have defined their careers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2026/04/27/our-lives/italy-japan-creatives-manga-anime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #italy #anime #manga #italyjapanrelations #jojo039sbizarreadventure #chainsawman #spyxfamily #akirakurosawa #hisashieguchi

Akira Kurosawa's film "Yojimbo" starring Toshiro Mifune was released this day in 1961. Plagiarized by Sergio Leone in "A Fistful of Dollars" starring Clint Eastwood (1964), leading to a lawsuit.
#Yojimbo #AkiraKurosawa #ToshiroMifune

Time for another #AkiraKurosawa - this time it is #Redbeard which I believe is set in the Meiji or late Meiji period.

Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing. This script portrays such human beings… #AkiraKurosawa #Movies #Filmsky #Rashomon