Stray Dog (DVD)
APPROX. 122 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1949 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | May 25, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Criterion/Voyager |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Video: | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
Japanese: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- Audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa
- A 32-minute documentary no Stray Dog from the series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, including interviews with Kurosawa, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, actress Keiko Awaji, and others
- A booklet featuring Kurosawa on Stray Dog; an excerpt from his book Something Like an Autobiography; and essays by film critic Terrence Rafferty
Synopsis
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. Starring Toshiro Mifune, as the rookie cop, and Takeshi Shimura, as the seasoned detective who keeps him on the right side of the law, Stray Dog (Nora Inu) goes beyond a crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind.
Cast & Crew
Criterion/Voyager
presents
Katsuhei MatsumotoMasao ShimizuIchiro SugaiToshiro MifuneEiko MiyoshiNoriko SengokuReisaburo YamamotoTakashi ShimuraEijirô TonoKaji MeikoKeiko AwajiMinoru ChiakiReikichi KawamuraFumiko HonmaItami JuzoIsao KimuraTeruko Kishi
"Stray Dog"
Written byRyuzo KikushimaWritten byAkira Kurosawaproduced bySojiro Motogi
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1949
"Stray Dog"
Written byRyuzo KikushimaWritten byAkira Kurosawaproduced bySojiro Motogi
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1949
