Stray Dog (1949)

Name: Stray Dog
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1949-10-17
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku

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★★★★★★★★★★7.3 Oct 17th, 1949 122 min Directed by Akira Kurosawa Google It

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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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Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku

Language: JA

Studio: Film Art Association, Shintoho Company

Stray Dog (1949)

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