Stray Dog (1949)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 122 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
52.0 TOPICAL score · #1,784 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Stray Dog (1949, directed by Akira Kurosawa) has a TOPICAL score of 52.0 - ranked 1,784 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (383 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (383 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read10,528 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Toshirō Mifune (actor #16), Takashi Shimura (actor #188), Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi