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New Factory-Sealed LD's Stray Dog Criterion #379 Rare NEW LD Mifune Shimura

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Police Detective Tracks Down Stolen Gun - Film Noir

Stray Dog Criterion #379 Rare NEW LD Mifune Shimura

Police Detective Tracks Down Stolen Gun - Film Noir

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Police Detective Tracks Down Stolen Gun - Film Noir

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Stray Dog

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( Catalog Number CC1525L )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Stray Dog
1949 - 122 min. - Black and White
Genre: Film Noir
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In Akira Kurosawa's gritty STRAY DOG, a young police detective named Murakami (Toshir 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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Cast for Stray Dog

Toshir Mifune
Takashi Shimura
Isao Kimura
Keiko Awaji
Reisaburo Yamamoto

Crew for Stray Dog

Director Akira Kurosawa
Screenwriters Ryuzo Kikushima & Akira Kurosawa
Composer Fumio Hayasaka

Feature Details

Title: Stray Dog
Feature Release Date: 1949
Genre: Film Noir
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 122 Minutes
Chapters: 23
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 10 Jun 1998
Catalog Number: CC1525L
UPC: 715515009034
ISBN: 1-5594-0866-9
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: Japanese
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1525L-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed, LaserDisc Movie

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Toshir Mifune & Takashi Shimura in...Akira Kurosawa's...

Stray Dog

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1525L )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

Stray Dog
1949 - 122 min. - Black and White
Genre: Film Noir
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
In Akira Kurosawa's gritty STRAY DOG, a young police detective named Murakami (Toshir 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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Cast for Stray Dog

Toshir Mifune
Takashi Shimura
Isao Kimura
Keiko Awaji
Reisaburo Yamamoto

Crew for Stray Dog

Director Akira Kurosawa
Screenwriters Ryuzo Kikushima & Akira Kurosawa
Composer Fumio Hayasaka

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