His gun is the friends he made allong the way
Stray Dog
... The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
10/17/1949Runtime
122 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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$47,005Homepage
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A morally searching noir thriller that uses a stolen gun as the thread connecting two men on opposite sides of the law, dissolving the line between hunter and hunted as Tokyo's summer heat presses down on everyone involved.
Mood
TenseMelancholicParanoidContemplative
Themes
CrimeIdentityRedemptionObsessionComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Black and whiteDocumentary-likeNaturalistic
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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