09 Sep 1988
Doc's Kingdom
An angry young man goes to Europe to find his father, a '60s radical turned doctor in exile.
Drunken Angel
Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convince Matsunaga to stay for treatment, which would drastically change his lifestyle. They form an uneasy friendship until Matsunaga's old boss Okada returns from prison.
Top Billed Cast
志村喬 Sanada
三船敏郎 Matsunaga
山本礼三郎 Okada
Michiyo Kogure Nanae
中北千枝子 Miyo
千石規子 Gin
笠置シヅ子 Singer
進藤英太郎 Takahama
清水将夫 Oyabun
殿山泰司 Shop Proprietor
久我美子 Schoolgirl
飯田蝶子 Bâya
Isao Ubukata Punk
谷晃 Yakuza Follower
堺左千夫 Guitar Player
Tateo Kawasaki Flower Shop Proprietor
木匠マユリ Daughter at Flower Shop
Toshiko Kawakubo Dancer
Haruko Toyama Dancer
Yukie Nanbu Dancer
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