Stray Dog / Criterion Collection#233

«Another great detective classic in the tradition of 'High and Low' by the same director!»

Country:Japan
Studio: Film Art Association, Shintoho Film Distribution Committee, Toho Company.
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Detective
Year of manufacture: 1949
Duration:02:02:29
Manufacturer: The Criterion Collection#233
Translation 1: Professional (multi-voice voice-over) SvetlaTranslation 2: Professional (multi-voice voice-over) Triumph VideoTranslation 3: Author's (single-voice voice-over) Andrey Gavrilov
Subtitles:English, Russian (Triumph Video, FenixClub)
Original audio track: Japanese
Director: Akira Kurosawa / Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune - Detective Murakami
Takashi Shimura as Detective Sato
Keiko Awaji - Harumi Namiki
Isao Kimura as Yusa, the criminal
Eiko Miyoshi - Harumi's mother
Reisaburo Yamamoto - Hondo
Gen Shimizu as Inspector Nakajima
Noriko Sengoku - girl who sells weapons
Eijiro Tono - cooper's father
Description: Post-war years. Policeman Goro Murakami's gun is stolen on a bus. In search of the missing weapon, he is forced to visit many areas of Tokyo, visit secret dens, slums, and vacant lots.
Meanwhile, several murders are committed with the stolen pistol. Goro is obsessed with the idea of responsibility for all these crimes. The criminal he is tracking down turns out to be a former soldier. Goro wonders what he would do if he found himself in similar circumstances.

Release type:DVD9 (Custom)
Container:DVD-Video
Video:NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR, 6891 Kbps, 23.976 (24000/1001) fps Audio 1: Japanese: AC3, 1 ch, 48.0 KHz, 192 Kbps / Original Audio 2: English: AC3, 1 ch, 48.0 KHz, 96 Kbps / Commentary Stephen Prince Audio 3: Russian: AC3, 2 ch, 48.0 KHz, 192 Kbps / Professional (multiple voice-over) SvetlaAudio 4: Russian: AC3, 2 ch, 48.0 KHz, 192 Kbps / Professional (multi-voice voice-over) Triumph Video Audio 5: Russian: AC3, 2 ch, 48.0 KHz, 192 Kbps / Author (single-voice voice-over) Andrey Gavrilov Subtitle format: prerendered (DVD/IDX+SUB)