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Stray Dog (1949)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
“The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!”
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery · 2h 02m
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Takashi Shimura
Keiko Awaji
Eiko Miyoshi
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Honma
Reikichi Kawamura
Chōko Iida
Eijirō Tōno
Isao Kimura
Crew
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writer
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima
- Director of Photography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Original Music Composer
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Editor
- Toshio Goto, Yoshi Sugihara
- Producer
- Sōjirō Motoki
Details
- Original title
- 野良犬
- Release date
- 1949-10-17
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Film Art Association, Shintoho Company
- Box office
- $47,005