#233: KUROSAWA, Akira: Stray Dog (1949)
KUROSAWA, Akira (Japan)
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
The Film
Stray Dog [1949]
Spine #233
DVD
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
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.
Other Kurosawa films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Eclipse Series 7: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
#24: High And Low (1963)
#159: Red Beard (1965)
#465: Dodes'ka-den (1970)
#267: Kagemusha (1980)
#316: Ran (1985)
#159: Red Beard (1965)
#465: Dodes'ka-den (1970)
#267: Kagemusha (1980)
#316: Ran (1985)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
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
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The ExtrasThe 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):
Extras Rating (0-40):
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