Stray Dog (movie)
野良犬- User score: 7.5
- Production country: Japan
- Producer: Akira Kurosawa
- Production companies: Film Art Association, Shintoho Company
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Release date: 10/17/1949
- Run time: 122 min.
Movie description
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.
