Akira Kurosawa: Stray Dog (New 4K Restoration)
Opens July 31, 2025
Akira Kurosawa: A Retrospective
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. This early classic goes beyond a crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind. New 4K restoration.
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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Kurosawa’s great noir has been magnificently restored by Janus Films. Set in contemporary Japan, Stray Dog starts out on a sweltering ride with rookie cop Toshiro Mifune whose gun is stolen on the crowded trolley. What follows is a tense journey to find the thief, whose crimes the young detective feels responsible for. Mifune’s performance is beautifully expressive, his every fiber wracked with guilt. The rookie seeks help from veteran detective Takashi Shimura (Ikiru) and as the two men pursue the criminal their relationship deepens. Don’t miss this little-known masterpiece from Kurosawa’s early period.
- Original Language Title: Nora Inu
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Principal Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi
- Country: Japan
- Year: 1949
- Running Time: 122 min.
- Producer: Sojiro Motoki
- Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima
- Cinematographers: Asakazu Nakai
- Editors: Toshio Goto, Yoshi Sugihara
- Music: Fumio Hayasaka
- Filmography: Ran (1985), Kagemusha (1980), Red Beard (1965), High and Low (1963), Sanjuro (1962), Yojimbo (1961), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Throne of Blood (1957), Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Rashomon (1950), Stray Dog (1949), Drunken Angel (1948)
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- Format: 4K DCP
- US Distributor: Janus Films