Stray Dog

1949 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

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, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Toshirō Mifune
• Takashi Shimura
• Keiko Awaji
• Eiko Miyoshi
• Noriko Sengoku
• Noriko Honma
• Reikichi Kawamura
• Chōko Iida
• Eijirō Tōno
• Yasushi Nagata

Crew

• Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography
• Toshio Goto — Editor
• Yoshi Sugihara — Editor
• Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Writer
• Ryuzo Kikushima — Writer

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
5. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
6. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology