Cinematic background from Stray Dog 1949 - 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

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
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Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting on a bench; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting on the ground wearing a suit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a woman holding a stack of papers; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a baseball player in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A crowd of people sitting and standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a hat standing next to another man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man leaning on a wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man smoking a cigarette in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of men in hats and ties; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man smoking a cigarette in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a white jacket is looking at another man in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a woman with her head tilted to the side; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a table with papers on top of it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a hat and glasses standing in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two young men sitting next to each other on stairs; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a man in a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are sitting at a table and one of them is reading a newspaper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and overalls; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing next to a railing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman holding an open umbrella while standing outside; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man running down the middle of a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a woman holding a flower; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man leaning against a wall with his hand on his face; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a hat is smoking a cigarette in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in white jackets looking at a display case; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on a bench next to a woman eating; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in suits and ties are standing in front of an electric fan; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man brushing his teeth in front of a bathroom mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a tie standing next to another man wearing a tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a woman sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a white hat and sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in suits and ties looking at papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in white shirts and hats are looking at their phones; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man covering his face with his hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young man looking down at a piece of metal; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – View of a man's eyes in black and white; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on top of couches in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man sitting on the ground with an umbrella; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man laying in the grass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men looking at a computer screen in black and white; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Stray Dog” (1949), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old black and white photo of two people in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle