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.
Title | Stray Dog |
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Year | 1949 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Film Art Association, Shintoho Company |
Cast | Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Noriko Honma |
Crew | Asakazu Nakai (Director of Photography), Sōjirō Motoki (Producer), Akira Kurosawa (Writer), Fumio Hayasaka (Music), Akira Kurosawa (Director), Ryūzō Kikushima (Writer) |
Keyword | gun, detective, film noir, tokyo, japan, post war japan, heatwave |
Release | Oct 17, 1949 |
Runtime | 122 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.50 / 10 by 297 users |
Popularity | 13 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | 日本語 |