Stray Dog

野良犬

1949 · 122 min · ★ 7.6 / 10 · 380 votes

Crime · Drama · Thrillers · Mystery

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

Director

Akira Kurosawa