Stray Dog (1949) - Just Give Me A Hint

Stray Dog (1949) - I Have No Excuse

Ending director Akira Kurosawa's opening credits, framed entirely over a tight shot of a panting dog, working from his own unpublished novel, based on a real incident, introducing distraught detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) who's lost his gun, in desolate post-war Tokyo, in Stray Dog, 1949.

Stray Dog (1949) - Think It Over While You're Smoking

Relieved to know he won’t be fired but still determined to recover his stolen gun, detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) meets veteran detective Sato (Takashi Shimura), who has taken over the interrogation of the fence Harumi (Keiko Awaji) in Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, 1949.

Stray Dog (1949) - Since The Boom Years

Early in the hunt for his stolen gun, detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) has recruited Ichikawa (Reikichi Kawamura), who arranges for him to meet the lady pickpocket Ogin (Teruko Kishi), in Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, 1949.