Stray Dog
Stray Dog
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.
AngusMcNutz reviewedMarch 18, 2025
This might be a perfect movie. Pure to an utterly insane magnitude, confident in its characters and, in a genre that notoriously requires finesse, nearly surgical in its execution. Exactly the one you watch when you want to remember why you love film. Even if detective noir isn’t your thing, you’ll find something about this movie that will stick with you.