Stray Dog
... The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!
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.
- Year: 1949
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Film Art Association, Shintoho Company
- Keyword: gun, detective, film noir, tokyo, japan, post war japan, heatwave
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Noriko Honma