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.
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
Unknown
Chōko Iida
Kogetsu Hotel manager
Eijirō Tōno
Unknown
Yasushi Nagata
Unknown
Kappei Matsumoto
Unknown
Isao Kimura
Yusa
Teruko Kishi
Unknown
Minoru Chiaki
Girlie Show director
Ichirō Sugai
Yayoi Hotel owner
Gen Shimizu
Police Inspector Nakajima
Kan Yanagiya
Police Officer
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Hondo
Hajime Izu
Criminal Identification Officer
Masao Shimizu
Nakamura
Kokuten Kōdō
Old Landlord
Yūnosuke Itō
Bluebird Theatre manager
Akira Ubukata
Police Doctor
Fujio Nagahama
Sakura Hotel manager
Isao Ubukata
Unknown
Shiro Mizutani
Punk
Eizo Tanaka
Old Doctor
Kazuko Motohashi
Sato's wife
Haruko Tōgō
Azuma Hotel madame
Haruko Toda
Unknown
Haruko Toyama
Kintaro geisha
Mie Asô
Pinball Parlor woman
Rikie Sanjō
Manager's wife
Ishirō Honda
Fleeing Villain (uncredited)
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director, Writer, Associate Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
Toshio Goto
Editor
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Yoshie Yaguchi
Assistant Editor
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director
Yoshirō Muraki
Assistant Director
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Kajirō Yamamoto
Associate Producer
Senkichi Taniguchi
Associate Producer
Takashi Matsuyama
Production Design
Kazuo Yamada
Assistant Camera
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Designer
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Chōshirō Ishii
Lighting Technician
Fumio Hayasaka
Music
