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
Year:1949
Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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
IMDb: 7.538 / 10 by 320 users
Popularity: 4.5755
Budget: $0
Revenue: $47005
Language: 日本語
