# Stray Dog (1949)

> A young Tokyo detective’s stolen pistol drives a tense, heat-soaked investigation into postwar crime and personal responsibility.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18833

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Noriko Honma, Reikichi Kawamura, Chōko Iida
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041699/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, brooding, sweaty, classic cinema night, crime thriller night

## Synopsis

A young detective's frantic search for a lost weapon leads him into the depths of Tokyo's criminal underbelly.

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