Stray Dog
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- Runtime
- 122 mins
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.
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
- Takashi Shimura
- Keiko Awaji
- Eiko Miyoshi
- Noriko Sengoku
- Noriko Honma
- Reikichi Kawamura
- Chōko Iida
- Eijirō Tōno
- Yasushi Nagata
- Kappei Matsumoto
- Isao Kimura
- Teruko Kishi
- Minoru Chiaki
- Ichirō Sugai
- Gen Shimizu
- Kan Yanagiya
- Reizaburo Yamamoto
- Hajime Izu
- Masao Shimizu
- Kokuten Kōdō
- Yūnosuke Itō
- Akira Ubukata
- Fujio Nagahama
- Isao Ubukata
- Shiro Mizutani
- Eizo Tanaka
- Kazuko Motohashi
- Haruko Tōgō
- Haruko Toda
- Haruko Toyama
- Mie Asô
- Rikie Sanjō
- Ishirō Honda
Director
- Akira Kurosawa
Producers
- Sōjirō Motoki