Stray Dog 4K Blu-ray Movie

Overview

Stray Dog 4K (1949)

Murukami, a young homicide detective, has his pocket picked on a bus and loses his pistol. Frantic and ashamed, he dashes about trying to recover the weapon without success until taken under the wing of an older and wiser detective, Sato. Together they track the culprit.

Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Isao Kimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi
Director: Akira Kurosawa

Foreign	100%
Drama	69%
Film-Noir	17%
Crime	8%
Thriller	Insignificant

Specifications

• Video

  Video codec: HEVC / H.265
  Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
  Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
  Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
  

• Audio

  Japanese: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
  

• Subtitles

  English
  

• Discs

  Blu-ray Disc
  Two-disc set (2 BDs)
  4K Ultra HD
  

• Playback

  Region A (B, C untested)

Review

Stray Dog 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

No review exists for this particular release, however, it exists for the other following regions/countries:

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  Stray Dog Blu-ray Movie  

  野良犬 / Nora inu

  Criterion | 1949 | 122 min | Not rated | May 05, 2026 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

  
  

  Murukami, a young homicide detective, has his pocket picked on a bus and loses his pistol. Frantic and ashamed, he dashes about trying to recover the weapon without success until taken under the wing of an older and wiser detective, Sato. Together they track the culprit.

  
  

  Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Foreign

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  Stray Dog Blu-ray Movie    

  野良犬 / Nora inu

  BFI Video | 1949 | 122 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jan 27, 2025 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

  
  

  Murukami, a young homicide detective, has his pocket picked on a bus and loses his pistol. Frantic and ashamed, he dashes about trying to recover the weapon without success until taken under the wing of an older and wiser detective, Sato. Together they track the culprit.

  
  

  Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Foreign

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  Stray Dog 4K Blu-ray Movie  

  野良犬 / Nora inu / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

  Criterion | 1949 | 122 min | Not rated | May 05, 2026 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

  
  

  Murukami, a young homicide detective, has his pocket picked on a bus and loses his pistol. Frantic and ashamed, he dashes about trying to recover the weapon without success until taken under the wing of an older and wiser detective, Sato. Together they track the culprit.

  
  

  Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Foreign

Other editions

Stray Dog: Other Editions

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  Stray Dog

  野良犬 / Nora inu

  1949