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Stray Dog
“The Suspense Filled Story of 7 Bullets!”
76%
Movie
2h 2m
AI Analysis
Stray Dog (1949) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Stray Dog (1949) — a movie tagged as Crime, Drama, and Thriller with cerebral and tense moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 in… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~122 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Stray Dog 76% (355 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Stray Dog is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
76%
from 355 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1949-10-17
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 30368
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Where can I watch Stray Dog (1949)?
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Is there an official trailer for Stray Dog?
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What is Stray Dog about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Stray Dog?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Stray Dog?
The official runtime for Stray Dog is approximately 122 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Det. Murakami
Takashi Shimura
Det. Sato
Keiko Awaji
Harumi Namiki
Eiko Miyoshi
Harumi's mother
Noriko Sengoku
Girl
Noriko Honma
Wooden Tub Shop woman
Reikichi Kawamura
Chōko Iida
Kogetsu Hotel manager
Eijirō Tōno
- Y
Yasushi Nagata
- K
Kappei Matsumoto
Isao Kimura
Yusa
Teruko Kishi
Minoru Chiaki
Girlie Show director
Ichirō Sugai
Yayoi Hotel owner
Gen Shimizu
Police Inspector Nakajima
Kan Yanagiya
Police Officer
- R
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Hondo
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