An Akira Kurosawa movie that is impressive for a crime film made in the 1940s, although I'm not sure how well it compares to Hitchcock's classics which I have yet to see. However, Stray Dog is comparable to quite a few well known modern-day crime films (like Seven for example), although I liked Stray Dog better.
The film is very modern in the way the story unfolds, the relationships between the two policemen, the way the investigation is carried out, the way the criminal is revealed, etc. However, it is also a story unique to late 1940s post-war Japan and is not something that could be recreated in the modern day. As usual, Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura once again gave great performances as the main characters in the movie.
Highly recommended for Kurosawa fans as well as fans of crime films in general.
7/10
The film is very modern in the way the story unfolds, the relationships between the two policemen, the way the investigation is carried out, the way the criminal is revealed, etc. However, it is also a story unique to late 1940s post-war Japan and is not something that could be recreated in the modern day. As usual, Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura once again gave great performances as the main characters in the movie.
Highly recommended for Kurosawa fans as well as fans of crime films in general.
7/10