- HD 1080
- Runtime: 122m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Stars: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku
- keywords: gun, detective, film noir, tokyo, japan, post war japan, heatwave
- Production_studio: Film Art Association, Shintoho Company
- Slogan: ... The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!
- providers: fuboTV, Criterion Channel
- The Stray Dog is featured in the top rankings of 1949
- #6 in Top Drama Movies of 1949
- #4 in Top Crime Movies of 1949
- #3 in Top Thriller Movies of 1949
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.
