Stray Dog (1949) - (Movie Clip) Since The Boom Years

Stray Dog (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I Have No Excuse

Ending director Akira Kurosawa's opening credits, framed entirely over a tight shot of a panting dog, working from his own unpublished novel, based on a real incident, introducing distraught detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) who's lost his gun, in desolate post-war Tokyo, in Stray Dog, 1949.

Stray Dog (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Think It Over While You're Smoking

Relieved to know he won’t be fired but still determined to recover his stolen gun, detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) meets veteran detective Sato (Takashi Shimura), who has taken over the interrogation of the fence Harumi (Keiko Awaji) in Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, 1949.

Stray Dog (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Just Give Me A Hint

The frustration and exhaustion of detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) is paplaable, as he pursues the notorious woman pickpocket Ogin (Teruko Kishi) through the sweaty streets of Tokyo seeking his stolen pistol, in Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, 1949.