Stray Dog (film)
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| Stray Dog 野良犬 |
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| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Produced by | Sojiro Motoki |
| Written by | Akira Kurosawa Ryuzo Kikushima |
| Starring | Toshirō Mifune Takashi Shimura |
| Music by | Fumio Hayasaka |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Editing by | Toshio Goto Yoshi Sugihara |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Release date(s) |  Oct 17, 1949 |
| Running time | 122 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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- For the 1991 film by Mamoru Oshii, see Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops.
Stray Dog (野良犬 Nora inu?) is a 1949 film noir police procedural directed by Akira Kurosawa.
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[edit] Plot
Rookie homicide detective Murakami (Toshirō Mifune) frantically seeks his stolen Colt pistol, which to his intense shame has been pickpocketed on a bus. The manhunt soon gains focus when a first victim is found and an older and wiser detective, Sato (Takashi Shimura), takes Murakami under his wing. The action throughout takes place during a brutal heatwave in a still partially bombed-out post-war Tokyo.
Quote: "A stray dog sees only what it chases." --Detective Sato
[edit] Influence
The film was twice remade as Nora Inu (1973) and Too Much Sleep (1997).
[edit] Awards
At the 1950 Mainichi Film Concours it won awards for Best Actor (Takashi Shimura), Best Film Score (Fumio Hayasaka), Best Cinematography (Asakazu Nakai) and Best Art Direction (So Matsuyama).
[edit] Partial cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Det. Murakami
- Takashi Shimura as Det. Sato
- Keiko Awaji as Harumi Namiki, showgirl
- Eiko Miyoshi as Harumi's mother
- Fumiko Honma as Wooden Tub Shop woman
- Isao Kimura as Yusa
- Minoru Chiaki as Girlie Show director
- Ichirô Sugai as Yayoi Hotel owner
- Gen Shimizu as Police Inspector Nakajima
[edit] External links
- Stray Dog at the Internet Movie Database
- Criterion Collection essay by Terrence Rafferty
- Criterion Collection essay by Chris Fujiwara
- Dvd review by Gary Morris
- Stray Dog (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database
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