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Stray Dog

野良犬

7.545

122 minutes

10/17/1949

Overview

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.

Cast List

  • Toshirō Mifune Picture

    Toshirō Mifune

    as Det. Murakami

  • Takashi Shimura Picture

    Takashi Shimura

    as Det. Sato

  • Keiko Awaji Picture

    Keiko Awaji

    as Harumi Namiki

  • Eiko Miyoshi Picture

    Eiko Miyoshi

    as Harumi's mother

  • Noriko Sengoku Picture

    Noriko Sengoku

    as Girl

  • Noriko Honma Picture

    Noriko Honma

    as Wooden Tub Shop woman

  • Reikichi Kawamura Picture

    Reikichi Kawamura

  • Chōko Iida Picture

    Chōko Iida

    as Kogetsu Hotel manager

  • Eijirō Tōno Picture

    Eijirō Tōno

  • Yasushi Nagata Picture

    Yasushi Nagata

  • Kappei Matsumoto Picture

    Kappei Matsumoto

  • Isao Kimura Picture

    Isao Kimura

    as Yusa

  • Teruko Kishi Picture

    Teruko Kishi

  • Minoru Chiaki Picture

    Minoru Chiaki

    as Girlie Show director

  • Ichirō Sugai Picture

    Ichirō Sugai

    as Yayoi Hotel owner

  • Gen Shimizu Picture

    Gen Shimizu

    as Police Inspector Nakajima

  • Kan Yanagiya Picture

    Kan Yanagiya

    as Police Officer

  • Reizaburo Yamamoto Picture

    Reizaburo Yamamoto

    as Hondo

  • Hajime Izu Picture

    Hajime Izu

    as Criminal Identification Officer

  • Masao Shimizu Picture

    Masao Shimizu

    as Nakamura

  • Kokuten Kōdō Picture

    Kokuten Kōdō

    as Old Landlord

  • Yūnosuke Itō Picture

    Yūnosuke Itō

    as Bluebird Theatre manager

  • Akira Ubukata Picture

    Akira Ubukata

    as Police Doctor

  • Fujio Nagahama Picture

    Fujio Nagahama

    as Sakura Hotel manager

  • Isao Ubukata Picture

    Isao Ubukata

  • Shiro Mizutani Picture

    Shiro Mizutani

    as Punk

  • Eizo Tanaka Picture

    Eizo Tanaka

    as Old Doctor

  • Kazuko Motohashi Picture

    Kazuko Motohashi

    as Sato's wife

  • Haruko Tōgō Picture

    Haruko Tōgō

    as Azuma Hotel madame

  • Haruko Toda Picture

    Haruko Toda

  • Haruko Toyama Picture

    Haruko Toyama

    as Kintaro geisha

  • Mie Asô Picture

    Mie Asô

    as Pinball Parlor woman

  • Rikie Sanjō Picture

    Rikie Sanjō

    as Manager's wife

  • Ishirō Honda Picture

    Ishirō Honda

    as Fleeing Villain (uncredited)