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Stray Dog

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Stray Dog
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NR,2hrs 2min
Genre:
Action
Released:
January 6, 2010
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Distributor:
Janus Films
Starring:
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji  ...more
Synopsis: Akira Kurosawa directs the black-and-white 1949 film noir Nora Inu (released in the U.S. in 1963 as Stray Dog). In his third film with Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune plays young police detective Murakami. One summer day on a crowded bus in Tokyo, his gun is stolen by a pickpocket. Rather than face the shame of reporting his gun missing, he chooses to go out and find it himself (there were not many weapons on the streets of Tokyo immediately following WWII). While trying to locate the gun, he discovers ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
A stunning piece of international film noir, Stray Dog is a superb early effort of the legendary Akira Kurosawa. Coming just before Rashomon, the film that would establish the director's name and standing worldwide, Dog is one of his lesser known works but worthy of its place in the top of his pantheon. Yes, there are some quibbles. Dog is a tad too long. It lacks the sweep and grandeur of Kurosawa's ... Full Review
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Toshiro Mifune
Murakami, the Detective
Takashi Shimura
Sato, the Head Detective
Keiko Awaji
Harumi, His Girl
Ko (Isao) Kimura
Yusa, the Criminal, Yuro, the Criminal
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