Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

... The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!

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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  • Release Date: 1949-10-17
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa

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    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

    • Teruko Kishi

    • 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

    • Isao Ubukata

    • Shiro Mizutani

      Punk

    • Eizo Tanaka

      Old Doctor

    • Kazuko Motohashi

      Sato's wife

    • Haruko Tōgō

      Azuma Hotel madame

    • Haruko Toda

    • Haruko Toyama

      Kintaro geisha

    • Mie Asô

      Pinball Parlor woman

    • Rikie Sanjō

      Manager's wife

    • Ishirō Honda

      Fleeing Villain (uncredited)

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