MOVIE · 1949

Stray Dog

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller122 min

Young detective Murakami loses his pistol to a pickpocket on a packed bus and throws himself into a desperate search across postwar Tokyo. Toshirô Mifune is the rookie cop, going undercover through sweltering streets as the missing gun leads him deeper into the city’s poverty and crime. At his side, Takashi Shimura’s seasoned detective offers a steadier approach to the case. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, the film follows Murakami as the pursuit of a desperate thief begins to mirror his own fears about justice, guilt, and the thin line between policeman and criminal.