Stray Dog (1949)
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The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!
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.
- Released: 1949-10-17
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Runtime: 2h 2m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 380 votes
Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Top cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Det. Murakami
- Takashi Shimura as Det. Sato
- Keiko Awaji as Harumi Namiki
- Eiko Miyoshi as Harumi's mother
- Noriko Sengoku as Girl
- Noriko Honma as Wooden Tub Shop woman
- Reikichi Kawamura
- Chōko Iida as Kogetsu Hotel manager
- Eijirō Tōno
- Yasushi Nagata
Where to watch Stray Dog
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Criterion Channel; watch free on Darkroom, Fawesome, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on Plex
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