Stray Dog
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.
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $47,005
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Stray Dog actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Stray Dog appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Detective Movies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $47,005
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1949
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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