STRAY DOG (DVD/1.33/B&W/MONO/1949/ENG-SUB) DVD

Stray Dog
Akira Kurosawa directs the black-and-white 1949 film noir Nora Inu (released in the U.S. in 1963 as Stray Dog). In his third film with Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune plays young police detective Murakami. One summer day on a crowded bus in Tokyo, his gun is stolen by a pickpocket. Rather than face the shame of reporting his gun missing, he chooses to go out and find it himself (there were not many weapons on the streets of Tokyo immediately following WWII). While trying to locate the gun, he discovers an entire criminal underworld. He is eventually helped on his journey by superior officer Sato (Takashi Shimura), who seems to suggest that the young detective is indulging in his own criminal desires. The search becomes even more desperate when Murakami finds out that his gun has been used in several crimes, including murder. He then develops an obsession with finding both the gun and the killer. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast Toshiro Mifune as Murakami, the Detective Takashi Shimura as Sato, the Head Detective Keiko Awaji as Harumi, His Girl Ko (Isao) Kimura as Yusa, the Criminal

Crew So Matsuyama - Art Director Ishiro Honda - First Assistant Director Akira Kurosawa - Director Yoshi Sugihara - Editor Fumio Hayasaka - Composer (Music Score) Shinobu Muraki - Production Designer Yoshiro Muraki - Production Designer Asakazu Nakai - Cinematographer Shojiro Motoki - Producer Ryuzo Kikushima - Screenwriter Akira Kurosawa - Screenwriter

Stray Dog
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General Specifications: Language Options: Japanese Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound Audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of "The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa" A 32-minute documentary on Stray Dog from the series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, including interviews with Kurosawa, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, actress Keiko Awaji, and others New and improved English subtitle translation Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition 16-page booklet featuring Akira Kurosawa on Stray Dog, from his book "Something Like an Autobiography" and an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 122 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. A Stolen Pistol [5:22] 2. Identifying the Pickpocket [3:33] 3. Tailing Ogin [9:18] 4. The Black Market [9:19] 5. The Mule [7:38] 6. Arms Identification [3:37] 7. Interrogation [7:49] 8. Baseball Game [10:07] 9. "Like That Rain-Drenched Cat" [5:53] 10. Looking for Yusa [8:58] 11. Après Guerre [6:46] 12. Another Victim [6:23] 13. A Showdown Nears [3:08] 14. Questioning Harumi [11:48] 15. Sato Gets Closer [7:34] 16. Three Bullets Left [3:56] 17. "28... White Linen Suit" [8:57] 18. Recovery [2:12] 1. "On the Threshold of Greatness" [5:22] 2. A Shift in Style/Changing Times [3:33] 3. Central Theme/Studio Politics [9:18] 4. The Black Market [9:19] 5. The Yakuza/Sound [7:38] 6. The Science of Ballistics [3:37] 7. Blocking/Master and Pupil [7:49] 8. Baseball/Yusa [10:07] 9. Sources for Yusa's Character [5:53] 10. "A World That Is Out of Kilter" [8:58] 11. Nature vs. Nurture [6:46] 12. Climate of Fear/Telephoto Lenses [6:23] 13. Ambiguity/Minoru Chiaki [3:08] 14. Composition/Symbolism [11:48] 15. Suspense [7:34] 16. Murakami's Isolation [3:56] 17. Kurosawa's Morality [8:57] 18. Coda [2:12] 1. Kurosawa Writes a Novel [5:06] 2. Capturing Postwar Japan [2:21] 3. Sets and Production [6:28] 4. Actors [8:10] 5. Kurosawa's Distinct Style [8:39] 6. The Film's Legacy [1:53]