Stray Dog

Stray Dog

122 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 17, 1949

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.

Stray Dog

122 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 17, 1949

Stray Dog
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Shintoho Company, Film Art Association
Original title 野良犬
Directors Yoshirô Muraki, Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
Writers Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

as Det. Murakami

Takashi Shimura

as Det. Sato

Keiko Awaji

as Harumi Namiki

Eiko Miyoshi

as Harumi's mother

Noriko Sengoku

as Girl

Noriko Honma

as Wooden Tub Shop woman

Chōko Iida

as Kogetsu Hotel manager

Isao Kimura

as Yusa

Minoru Chiaki

as Girlie Show director

Ichirō Sugai

as Yayoi Hotel owner

Gen Shimizu

as Police Inspector Nakajima

Kan Yanagiya

as Police Officer

Hajime Izu

as Criminal Identification Officer

Masao Shimizu

as Nakamura

Kokuten Kōdō

as Old Landlord

Yūnosuke Itō

as Bluebird Theatre manager

Akira Ubukata

as Police Doctor

Fujio Nagahama

as Sakura Hotel manager

Shiro Mizutani

as Punk

Eizo Tanaka

as Old Doctor

Kazuko Motohashi

as Sato's wife

Haruko Tôgô

as Azuma Hotel madame

Haruko Toyama

as Kintaro geisha

Mie Asô

as Pinball Parlor woman

Rikie Sanjō

as Manager's wife

Ishirō Honda

as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)