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Stray Dog

Original title: Nora inu

“The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!”

1949 · 2 h 2 min
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Cast

Toshiro Mifune Takashi Shimura

Credits

Written by: Ryûzô Kikushima

Plot

A detective whose gun was stolen hunts the thief through Tokyo.

Sinekatalog’s take

Akira Kurosawa's police procedural follows a young detective hunting his stolen gun through a sweltering Tokyo. Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura are superb in a taut, atmospheric noir.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (21,285 votes)
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