TRAILER
Stray Dog
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1949 • 122m • ★ 7.6
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Mystery
Original Title
野良犬
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Noriko Honma, Reikichi Kawamura, Chōko Iida, Eijirō Tōno, Yasushi Nagata
Year
1949
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
gun
detective
film noir
tokyo, japan
black and white
post war japan
heatwave
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Kara Filmler (Film Noir) Listesi
THEME
Summary
On a hot and stifling summer day, a stolen gun on a crowded bus drags a young detective into the shadowy streets of Tokyo. Set against the dilapidated yet vibrant backdrop of postwar Japan, this crime-and-mystery thriller is more than just a chase after a gun. Akira Kurosawa weaves the dark sides of souls seeking refuge from the stifling heat into a tapestry of crime and suspense. Sweat-soaked streets and seedy corners become a mirror where the prey and the hunter blur into one another.
Awards
4 wins total
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