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.

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Film Cast:

• Det. Murakami: Toshiro Mifune
• Det. Sato: Takashi Shimura
• Harumi Namiki: Keiko Awaji
• Harumi’s mother: Eiko Miyoshi
• Girl: Noriko Sengoku
• Wooden Tub Shop woman: Noriko Honma
• …: Reikichi Kawamura
• Kogetsu Hotel manager: Chōko Iida
• …: Eijirô Tôno
• …: Yasushi Nagata
• …: Kappei Matsumoto
• Yusa: Isao Kimura
• …: Teruko Kishi
• Girlie Show director: Minoru Chiaki
• Yayoi Hotel owner: Ichirō Sugai
• Police Inspector Nakajima: Gen Shimizu
• Police Officer: Kan Yanagiya
• Hondo: Reizaburô Yamamoto
• Criminal Identification Officer: Hajime Izu
• Nakamura: Masao Shimizu
• Old Landlord: Kokuten Kōdō
• Bluebird Theatre manager: Yūnosuke Itō
• Police Doctor: Akira Ubukata
• Sakura Hotel manager: Fujio Nagahama
• …: Isao Ubukata
• Punk: Shiro Mizutani
• Old Doctor: Eizo Tanaka
• Sato’s wife: Kazuko Motohashi
• Azuma Hotel madame: Haruko Tôgô
• …: Haruko Toda
• Kintaro geisha: Haruko Toyama
• Pinball Parlor woman: Mie Asô
• Manager’s wife: Rikie Sanjō
• Fleeing Villain (uncredited): Ishirō Honda

Film Crew:

• Associate Producer: Akira Kurosawa
• Producer: Sōjirō Motoki
• Music: Fumio Hayasaka
• Assistant Director: Ishirō Honda
• Assistant Camera: Kazuo Yamada
• Assistant Director: Yoshirô Muraki
• Writer: Ryûzô Kikushima
• Director of Photography: Asakazu Nakai
• Associate Producer: Senkichi Taniguchi
• Associate Producer: Kajirō Yamamoto
• Editor: Yoshi Sugihara
• Editor: Toshio Gotô
• Production Design: Takashi Matsuyama
• Lighting Technician: Chôshirô Ishii
• Sound Designer: Fumio Yanoguchi
• Sound Effects Editor: Ichirô Minawa
• Assistant Editor: Yoshie Yaguchi

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