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Stray Dog

Cast

Toshir? Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi View All


Crew

Akira Kurosawa (Director), Akira Kurosawa (Writer), Ryûzô Kikushima (Writer) View All

Release: Oct. 17th, 1949
Runtime: 2 hours, 2 minutes
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.
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