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Stray Dog

Japanese · 野良犬

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

1949

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.

Released
17 Oct 1949
Runtime
122 min
Also known as
Nora inu, Ein herrenloser Hund, Бездомный пес, Cane randagio
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai
Music
Fumio Hayasaka
Editors
Toshio Goto, Yoshi Sugihara
Elsewhere
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