Stray Dog (1949)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 14.294 |
Directed By
Akira Kurosawa
Crew
Asakazu Nakai
Sōjirō Motoki
Akira Kurosawa
Fumio Hayasaka
Akira Kurosawa
Ryūzō Kikushima
Toshio Goto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Senkichi Taniguchi
Ichirô Minawa
Fumio Yanoguchi
Akira Kurosawa
Yoshi Sugihara
Takashi Matsuyama
Yoshie Yaguchi
Kazuo Yamada
Ishirō Honda
Chōshirō Ishii
Yoshirō Muraki
TOP 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
Chōko Iida
Kogetsu Hotel manager
Isao Kimura
Yusa
Minoru Chiaki
Girlie Show director
Ichirō Sugai
Yayoi Hotel owner
Gen Shimizu
Police Inspector Nakajima
Kan Yanagiya
Police Officer
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Hondo
Hajime Izu
Criminal Identification Officer
Masao Shimizu
Nakamura
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Landlord
Yūnosuke Itō
Bluebird Theatre manager
Akira Ubukata
Police Doctor
Fujio Nagahama
Sakura Hotel manager
Shiro Mizutani
Punk
Eizo Tanaka
Old Doctor
Kazuko Motohashi
Sato's wife
Haruko Tōgō
Azuma Hotel madame
Haruko Toyama
Kintaro geisha
Mie Asô
Pinball Parlor woman
Rikie Sanjō
Manager's wife
Ishirō Honda
Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
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