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Stray Dog

Criterion/Voyager (Oct 17, 1949)

Crime | Thriller

Japan | Japanese | Color | 02:02

7.8

19,304

NR (Not Rated)

037429187920

| 1 disc

Region 1

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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 View all

	Toshirô Mifune	Detective Murakami
	Takashi Shimura	Chief Detective Sato
	Keiko Awaji	Harumi Namaki
	Eiko Miyoshi	Madame Namiki
	Noriko Sengoku	Ogin
	Noriko Honma	Woman of Wooden Tub Shop
	Reikichi Kawamura	Officer Ichikawa
	Eijiro Tono	Old Man of Wooden Tub Shop
	Yasushi Nagata	Investigation Chief Abe
	Isao Kimura	Shinjiro Yusa
	Teruko Kishi	Ogin
	Minoru Chiaki	Dance Director
	Ichirô Sugai	Yayoi Hotel Owner
	Gen Shimizu	Police Inspector Nakajima
	Kan Yanagiya	Police Officer
	Reizaburo Yamamoto	Honda
	Hajime Izu	Criminal Identification Officer
	Masao Shimizu	Nakamura
	Kokuten Kodo	Old Landlord
	Yunosuke Ito	Manager of Bluebird Theatre
	Akira UBUKATA	Police Doctor
	Fujio Nagahama	Sakura Hotel Manager
	Isao Ikukaka	Sei-san
	Shiro Mizutani	Punkster
	Eizô Tanaka	Old Doctor

Crew View all

Director	Akira Kurosawa
Writer	Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Producer	Akira Kurosawa, Sojiro Motoki, Senkichi Taniguchi, Kajiro Yamamoto
Musician	Fumio Hayasaka
Photography	Asakazu Nakai