Stray Dog

Plot

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.

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Year

1949

Runtime

122 min

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Noriko Honma, Reikichi Kawamura, Chōko Iida, Eijirō Tōno, Yasushi Nagata

TMDB rating

7.6 / 10

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