Stray Dog (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 122 min · dir. Akira Kurosawa
The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!
- Drama
- film noir
- buddy film
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writer
- Akira Kurosawa
- Composer
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Cinematography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Studio
- Film Art Association, Shintoho Company
- Released
- 1949-10-17
- Original title
- 野良犬
- Running time
- 122 minutes
Cast & crew
Akira Kurosawa Director
Ichirō Sugai
Eiko Miyoshi
Eijirō Tōno
Noriko Honma
Keiko Awaji
Minoru Chiaki
Noriko Sengoku
Ishirō Honda
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · The trials of troubled worlds · wingedream · 2022-08-08
The path of duty is through the streets of confusion - the right and wrong.But the right is not all about wrong.It is to be able to resist the sense of compassion and self- deprecation to come in the way of correct judgement and its execution.Stray dog in a sense narrates that experience in a slow-burn cop chase robber story. Multi-layered cinema that keeps you watching it unravel.Great acting and sharp direction.
