Stray Dog Blu-ray BFI 1949 Akira Kurosawa Toshiro Mifune Nora inu

Early film noir from cinematic master Akira Kurosawa!

Introducing BFI's Blu-ray (Region B) Limited Edition release for 1949's Stray Dog, Akira Kurosawa's masterful mix of film noir and police thriller set on the sweltering mean streets of occupied Tokyo.

When rookie detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) has his pistol stolen from his pocket while on a bus, his frantic attempts to track down the thief lead him to an illegal weapons market in the Tokyo underworld. But the gun has already passed from the pickpocket to a young gangster, and Murakami’s gun is identified as the weapon in the shooting of a woman. Murakami, overwhelmed with remorse, turns for help to his older and more experienced senior, Sato (a superb performance by Takashi Shimura). The race is on to find the shooter before he can strike again… 

IMPORTANT NOTE: An all-region Blu-ray player is required to view this movie. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B discs. If you're looking for a reliable all-region player, we've got you covered!

Limited Edition Features: 

• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw, archive essay by Philip Kemp and original review

Features: 

• Presented in High Definition
• Newly recorded interview with Japanese film expert Jasper Sharp
• Newly recorded audio commentary by Kenta McGrath
• Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create – Stray Dog (2002, 32 mins)

Technical Specs: 

• Country: Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Year: 1949
• Runtime: 122
• Subtitles: Optional English subtitles