Stray Dog

野良犬

1949·122'

Akira Kurosawa

DramaThrillerCrimeMystery

Japanese

Letterboxd TMDB #30368

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

Toshirō Mifune Det. Murakami Takashi Shimura Det. Sato Keiko Awaji Harumi Namiki Eiko Miyoshi Harumi's mother Noriko Sengoku Girl Noriko Honma Wooden Tub Shop woman Reikichi Kawamura Chōko Iida Kogetsu Hotel manager Eijirō Tōno

Yasushi Nagata

Kappei Matsumoto Isao Kimura Yusa