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Stray Dog

Release Date:August 31, 1963

Running Time:122 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller, Crime

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune Takashi Shimura Keiko Awaji Eiko Miyoshi Noriko Sengoku Noriko Honma Reikichi Kawamura Chōko Iida Eijirō Tōno Yasushi Nagata Kappei Matsumoto Isao Kimura

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Synopsis

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.

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