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.

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

Teruko Kishi

Minoru Chiaki

Ichirō Sugai

Gen Shimizu

Kan Yanagiya

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Hajime Izu

Masao Shimizu

Kokuten Kōdō

Yūnosuke Itō

Akira Ubukata

Fujio Nagahama

Isao Ubukata

Shiro Mizutani

Eizo Tanaka

Kazuko Motohashi

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Toda

Haruko Toyama

Mie Asô

Rikie Sanjō

Ishirō Honda