Stray Dog (1949)

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.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

What to watch after Stray Dog

• The Bad Sleep Well (1960) — Same subject: film noir
• Drunken Angel (1948) — Akira Kurosawa directed both
• Rashomon (1950) — Akira Kurosawa directed both
• Samurai Rebellion (1967) — Toshirō Mifune appears in both
• Tokyo Sonata (2008) — Same subject: tokyo, japan
• Sanjuro (1962) — Akira Kurosawa directed both