Stray Dog
Summary:
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 him... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Toshiro Mifune - (Murakami, the Detective)
Takashi Shimura - (Sato, the Head Detective)
Keiko Awaji - (Harumi, His Girl)
Ko (Isao) Kimura - (Yusa, the Criminal)
Minoru Chiaki
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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 quibbl... Continue >>
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