Stray Dog(野良犬)
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Japan · 1949
2h 2m
Director Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi
Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
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One summer day, a pickpocket steals young detective Murakami's gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, Murakami goes undercover, searching Tokyo’s sweltering streets for his stolen Colt pistol.
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