#233: KUROSAWA, Akira: Stray Dog (1949)

KUROSAWA, Akira (Japan)
Stray Dog [1949]
Spine #233
DVD


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. Starring Toshiro Mifune as the rookie cop and Takashi Shimura as the seasoned detective who keeps him on the right side of the law, Stray Dog (Nora Inu) goes beyond crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind.

122 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2004
Director/Writers


Screenplay by Ryûzô Kikushima and Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa was 39 when he directed Stray Dog.

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The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Sixteen-page booklet featuring essays by Terrence Rafferty and Kurosaswa.

Commentary

By Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa.

Documentary

Thirty-two minutes on Stray Dog from the series Akira Kurosawa:It Is Wonderful to Create, including interviews with Kurosawa, production designer Yoshirô Muraki, actress Awaji, and others.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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