Stray dog
(DVD)

English title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.

Includes: optional audio commentary by Stephen Prince, a 32 min. documentary on Stray dog from the series Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create, and new English subtitles. Booklet featuring an excerpt form Kurosawa's autobiography, Something like an autobiography, in which he discusses Stray dog; and essays by film critics Terrence Rafferty and Chris Fujiwara.

Cinematography, Nakai Asakazu ; music, Hayasaka Fumio.

Mifune Toshirō, Shimura Takashi, Miyoshi Eiko, Sengoku Noriko, Awaji Keiko, Honma Fumiko.

A bad day gets worse for rookie 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 thief, whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, the cop and the criminal's lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami's own dark side.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono, dual layer, high definition transfer with restored image and sound.

In Japanese with optional English subtitles.