A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side. Starring Toshiro Mifune as the rookie cop and Takashi Shimura as the seasoned detective who keeps him on the right side of the law, Stray Dog (Nora inu) goes beyond crime thriller, probing the squalid world of postwar Japan and the nature of the criminal mind.
Reviewer:wingedream
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August 8, 2022 Subject:
The trials of troubled worlds
The path of duty is through the streets of confusion - the right and wrong.But the right is not all about wrong.It is to be able to resist the sense of compassion and self- deprecation to come in the way of correct judgement and its execution.Stray dog in a sense narrates that experience in a slow-burn cop chase robber story. Multi-layered cinema that keeps you watching it unravel.Great acting and sharp direction.