#yoidoretenshi — Public Fediverse posts

The night club singer is Shizuko Kasagi AKA “The Queen of Boogie”. She totally changed the game for jazz in Japan, especially as a single mom working in entertainment. You can hear more of her music here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n79OsSMcCa86RsP2qakSOIN3bmyRJ3y1Y&si=E53T9jXuCZkyUtaC)
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel #ShizukoKasgagi #jazz

I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure getting yelled at by an angry & disappointed, middle aged, Japanese doctor was the equivalent of high quality therapy back then
#TCMParty #NoirAlley #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel

RE: https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep/116508809884996940

Bringing this back for the #NoirAlley encore
#TCMParty #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel

And the leading ladies for this week’s #NoirAlley are Michiyo Kogure, Chieko Nakakita and Yoshiko Kuga
#TCMParty #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel #MichiyoKogure #ChiekoNakakita #YoshikoKuga #FilmNoir #AkiraKurosawa #DarknessAtNoon

This week’s #NoirAlley leading men are Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune and Reizaburô Yamamoto.
#TCMParty #YoidoreTenshi #DrunkenAngel #TakashiShimura #ToshiroMifune #ReizaburoYamamoto #FilmNoir #AkiraKurosawa #DarknessAtNoon

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