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Stray Dog

Dir. Akira Kurosawa·1949·2h 2m

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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Stray Dog

Stray Dog (1949)

Akira Kurosawa

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2h 2m
Cross-source blend ~76/100

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Japan

Ratings

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7.6/10

355 votes

Rating consensus

76/100 blend

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Warm reception overall — weighted ~76/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

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

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