Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (US Version) DVD Region 1

In Akira Kurosawa's gritty STRAY DOG, a young police detective named Murakami (Toshirô Mifune) gets his pistol stolen on a crowded bus during the oppressive heat of a late 1940s Tokyo summer. Since guns are scarce at the time, the impulsive Murakami decides to track it down rather than risk losing his position on the force. With the aid of Sato (Takashi Shimura), a laid-back senior officer, Murakami embarks on the determined hunt for the weapon that leads him into the darkest corners of the city's criminal underworld. As his investigation progresses, Murakami discovers that his gun has been used in both a robbery and murder, making his search for the pistol and the criminal even more urgent. Mifune's third collaboration with Kurosawa, STRAY DOG displays the renowned actor's youthful intensity, a quality that would become more mature and refined in later films such as RASHOMON and SEVEN SAMURAI. Tempering Mifune's brash character is Shimura's wise older cop, an endearing figure from his first moment on the screen. The student/mentor relationship between the two proves crucial to the film, and elevates it above many crime movies of the era. Sporting excellent photography, a swinging soundtrack, and an increasingly perilous story line, STRAY DOG exemplifies a time, place, and genre with startling verve.

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Product Title:	Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Stray Dog (Criterion Collection) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Shimura Takashi (Actor) | Awaji Keiko (Actor) | Kimura Isao (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | Shojiro Motoki (Actor) | Takeo Ito (Actor) | Toshirô Mifune (Actor) | Kurosawa Akira | Eijirô Tono 志村喬 (Actor) | 淡路 惠子 (Actor) | Kimura Isao (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | Shojiro Motoki (Actor) | Takeo Ito (Actor) | Toshirô Mifune (Actor) | 黑澤明 | Eijirô Tono 志村乔 (Actor) | 淡路 惠子 (Actor) | Kimura Isao (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | Shojiro Motoki (Actor) | Takeo Ito (Actor) | Toshirô Mifune (Actor) | 黑泽明 | Eijirô Tono 志村喬 (Actor) | Awaji Keiko (Actor) | 木村功 (Actor) | 千秋実 (Actor) | Shojiro Motoki (Actor) | Takeo Ito (Actor) | Toshirô Mifune (Actor) | 黒沢明 | Eijirô Tono Shimura Takashi (Actor) | Awaji Keiko (Actor) | Kimura Isao (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | Shojiro Motoki (Actor) | Takeo Ito (Actor) | Toshirô Mifune (Actor) | Kurosawa Akira | Eijirô Tono
Director:	Kurosawa Akira 黑澤明 黑泽明 黒沢明 Kurosawa Akira
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Release Date:	2004-05-25
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Black & White
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Criterion Collection
Package Weight:	145 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004414819

Director: Akira Kurosawa

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono - Japanese
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Stephen Prince - Author (THE WARRIOR'S CAMERA: THE CINEMA OF AKIRA KUROSAWA)
Documentary - 1. "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create" (32:00)
Additional Products:
Booklet Featuring an Excerpt From Kurosawa's Autobiography and Essays By Film Critics Terrence Rafferty and Chris Fujiwara