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Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa (writer)
Ryûzô Kikushima (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
31 August 1963 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller See more »
Plot:
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
4 wins See more »
NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
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User Reviews:
Brilliant early noir from Kurosawa. To be recommended. See more (54 total) »

Cast

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Toshirô Mifune ... Det. Murakami

Takashi Shimura ... Det. Sato
Keiko Awaji ... Harumi Namaki, showgirl
Eiko Miyoshi ... Harumi's mother
Noriko Sengoku ... Girl
Noriko Honma ... Wooden Tub Shop woman
Reikichi Kawamura
Eijirô Tôno
Yasushi Nagata (as Kiyoshi Nagata)
Katsuhei Matsumoto
Isao Kimura ... Yusa
Minoru Chiaki ... Girlie Show director
Teruko Kishi
Ichirô Sugai ... Yayoi Hotel owner
Gen Shimizu ... Police Inspector Nakajima
Hiroshi Yanagiya ... Police Officer
Hajime Izu ... Criminal Identification Officer
Masao Shimizu ... Nakamura
Kokuten Kôdô ... Old Landlord
Yûnosuke Itô ... Bluebird Theatre manager
Akira Ubukata ... Police Doctor
Fujio Nagahama ... Sakura Hotel manager
Isao Ikukaka ... Sei-san, bellhop
Shiro Mizutani ... Punkster
Eizo Tanaka ... Old Doctor
Kazuko Ihonbashi ... Sato's wife
Haruko Tôgô ... Azuma Hotel madame
Haruko Toyama ... Kintaro geisha
Mie Asô ... Pinball Parlor woman
Rikie Sanjo ... Manager's wife
Chôko Iida ... Kogetsu Hotel manager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ishirô Honda ... Fleeing Villain
Haruo Nakajima ... Man in Bar Fight (scenes deleted)
Hajime Taniguchi ... Man in Bar Fight (scenes deleted)
Reisaburô Yamamoto ... Hondo
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Directed by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ryûzô Kikushima  writer
Akira Kurosawa  writer

Produced by
Akira Kurosawa .... associate producer
Sôjirô Motoki .... producer
Senkichi Taniguchi .... associate producer
Kajirô Yamamoto .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Fumio Hayasaka 
 
Cinematography by
Asakazu Nakai 
 
Film Editing by
Toshio Gotô 
Yoshi Sugihara 
 
Production Design by
Takashi Matsuyama 
 
Production Management
Seinosuke Hirai .... in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ishirô Honda .... chief assistant director
Zenshu Koizumi .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Yoshirô Muraki .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Ichirô Minawa .... sound effects editor
Fumio Yanoguchi .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Choshiro Ishii .... lighting technician
Issei Tanaka .... still photographer
Kazuo Yamada .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Toshio Gotô .... negative cutter
 
Other crew
Yoji Ken .... choreographer
Hachiko Toi .... script supervisor
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Stray Dog" - International (English title), USA
"El perro rabioso" - Mexico (imdb display title), Spain
"Cane randagio" - Italy
"Ein herrenloser Hund" - West Germany
"Ein streunender Hund" - West Germany
"Kulkukoira" - Finland
"Le chien enragé" - France
"O lyssasmenos skylos" - Greece (DVD title)
"Revolvern" - Sweden
"Veszett kutya" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Zablakany pies" - Poland
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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
JapanSee more »
Company:
Film Art AssociationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The gun, which is the object of a search in the film, is a .25 caliber Colt model 1908 hammerless Vest Pocket Automatic.See more »
Quotes:
Det. Sato:A stray dog becomes a mad dog.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.6" (2011)See more »
Soundtrack:
The Waves of the DanubeSee more »

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26 out of 28 people found the following review useful.
Brilliant early noir from Kurosawa. To be recommended., 19 February 2004
Author: Ben_Cheshire from Oz

Captivating American-esque noir, one of Kurosawa's first great films. What seems like a weak premise for a thriller at the start actually ends up providing a great central situation for this movie which drives it forward much better than, say, Donzoko. Music, also is great.

Toshiro Mifune, looking young and handsome, is quite marvellous as the central character, a detective whose gun is stolen on a bus. What starts out as a detective nervous about finding his gun and fixing a silly mistake, develops into a frantic and desparate man who feels somehow responsible for whatever crimes are committed with his gun. The suspense and detective-story plot are well developed in Stray Dog, but what really makes the story captivating is the revelation of the central character's feeling of guilt throughout, and his learning about crime, criminals, and that what is important is to make good come of your mistakes.

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