Drunkard's Paradise
6.8
A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that focuses on why people drink alcohol.
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Cast
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Masahiko Tsugawa
Known for
The Boy and the Beast
Crazed Fruit
Chieko Baisho
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Weathering with You
Zenzô Matsuyama
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Minoru Shibuya
Chishū Ryū
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Tatsuo Hamada
Ineko Arima
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Akira Ishihama
Known for
Harakiri
Mobile Cop Jiban
Yoshi Sugihara
Mari Yoshimura
Also in
Blood Is Dry
The Inheritance
Masao Shirai
Minoru Shibuya Director · Zenzō Matsuyama Screenplay Toshirō Mayuzumi Composer
First release February 4, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku Ofuna
Production
Shochiku
Production
Shochiku Ofuna
Production
Japan
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Original title
酔っぱらい天国
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 4, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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