Stray Dog

7.5 / 10

(335 votes)

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Crime,

Drama,

Thriller

Duration:

122 minutes

Year:

1949

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

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Company:

Film Art Association,

Shintoho Company

Cast:
Toshirō Mifune

Det. Murakami

Takashi Shimura

Det. Sato

Keiko Awaji

Harumi Namiki

Eiko Miyoshi

Harumi's mother

Noriko Sengoku

Girl

Crew:
Fumio Hayasaka

Music

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Akira Kurosawa

Writer

Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Akira Kurosawa

Director