Stray Dog (1949) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1949 · 122 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Starring

Toshirô Mifune, Isao Kimura, Takashi Shimura, Eijirô Tôno, Ichirô Sugai, Ishirô Honda

A suspense‑filled tale of seven bullets follows young detective Murakami, whose day spirals when a pickpocket on a hot, crowded bus steals his gun. Determined to amend the mistake, he goes undercover, hunting through Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has pushed it into crime. As the chase progresses, the detective and the criminal become increasingly entangled, forcing Murakami to confront his own dark side.