Stray Dog

(1949)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 375 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Year: 1949

Runtime: 122 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Акира Куросава

Cast: Тосиро Мифунэ, Такаси Симура, 淡路恵子, 三好栄子, 千石規子, Норико Хомма, 河村黎吉, 飯田蝶子, 東野英治郎, 永田靖

Plot

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.