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Summary:

A bad day gets worse for rookie 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 thief, whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, the cop and the criminal's lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami's own dark side.

Contributors:

Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989

Motoki, Sojiro

Motogi, Sojiro

Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998

Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997

Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982

Miyoshi, Eiko

Sengoku, Noriko

Awaji, Keiko, 1933-2014

Honma, Fumiko

Nakai, Asakazu, 1901-1988

Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955

Kimura, Isao, 1923-1981

Yamamoto, Reizaburo

Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 233

Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Stray dog
English title on container: Akira Kurosawa's Stray dog

Subjects:

Criminals — Japan — Drama

Thieves — Japan — Drama

Detectives — Japan — Drama

Pickpockets — Japan — Drama

Japan — Social conditions — Drama

Japan — Social conditions — 1945- — Drama

Japanese language films

Since 1945

Thieves

Detectives

Pickpockets

Social conditions

Criminals

Japan

Genres:

Feature films

Feature films — Japan

Gangster films — Japan

Gangster films

Film noir

Police films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono, dual layer, high definition transfer with restored image and sound.

Performers:

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Keiko Awaji, Fumiko Honma.

Production Credits:

Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Produced by Sojiro Motogi; Cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
Includes: optional audio commentary by Stephen Prince, a 32 min. documentary on Stray dog from the series Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create, and new English subtitles. Booklet featuring an excerpt form Kurosawa's autobiography, Something like an autobiography, in which he discusses Stray dog; and essays by film critics Terrence Rafferty and Chris Fujiwara.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

NOR 1949 DVD

ISBNs:

0780028058

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 037429187920
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: STR290

OCLC Numbers:

1053388722
55938684 [Invalid]