Stray Dog
野良犬
Release: 1949-10-17
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 7.5
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Film Art Association
Shintoho Company
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
Reikichi Kawamura
Chōko Iida
as Kogetsu Hotel manager
Eijirō Tōno
Isao Kimura
as Yusa
Teruko Kishi
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
Haruko Tōgō
as Azuma Hotel madame
Rikie Sanjō
as Manager's wife
Ishirō Honda
as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
Crew
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Fumio Hayasaka
Music
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
Kajirō Yamamoto
Associate Producer
Senkichi Taniguchi
Associate Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Associate Producer
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director
Yoshirō Muraki
Assistant Director