Nora inu
(DVD)

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Westover - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD FOREIGN JPN STRAYChecked OutJune 5, 2025

Description

A detective whose revolver is stolen goes undercover to locate the thief, sinking to such depths that even his colleagues don't recognize the difference between him and the thief.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages ; 19 cm).
Language
Japanese
ISBN
0780028058, 9780780028050
UPC
037429187920

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1949.
General Note
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary by Stephen Prince, 32-minute documentary on Stray dog from the series Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create.
Creation/Production Credits
880-03 Satsuei kantoku, Nakai Asakazu ; bijutsu, Matsuyama So ; ongaku, Hayasaka Fumio.
Participants/Performers
880-02 Mifune Toshirō, Shimura Takashi, Awaji Keiko, Miyoshi Eiko, Sengoku Noriko.
Description
A bad day gets worse for rookie 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 thief, whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, the cop and the criminal's lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami's own dark side -- Container.
System Details
NTSC.
System Details
DVD ; code 1 ; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

Table of Contents

Special features: audio commentary by Stephen Prince author of "The warrior's camera: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa" ; a 32-minute documentary on "Stray dog" from the seies "Akira Kurosawa : it is wonderful to create," including interviews with Kurosawa, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, actress Keiko Awaji, and others ; a 16-page booklet featuring Akira Kurosawa on "A Stray Dog," from his book "Something like an autobiography" and an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty.

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Published Reviews

Library Journal Review

A pickpocket lifts a rookie cop's gun, which is then used to commit murder, and the incensed policeman (a young and promising Toshiro Mifune) makes it his mission to recover the weapon. In his tenth film, Akira Kurosawa digs deeper than the usual crime-thriller genre piece to probe the sordid underworld of postwar Japan. Although not pristine, the presentation fairly depicts the cloudy milieu. For larger collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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Library Journal Reviews

A pickpocket lifts a rookie cop's gun, which is then used to commit murder, and the incensed policeman (a young and promising Toshiro Mifune) makes it his mission to recover the weapon. In his tenth film, Akira Kurosawa digs deeper than the usual crime-thriller genre piece to probe the sordid underworld of postwar Japan. Although not pristine, the presentation fairly depicts the cloudy milieu. For larger collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kurosawa, A., Mifune, T., Shimura, T., Awaji, K., Nakai, A., Matsuyama, S., & Hayasaka, F. (2004). Nora inu . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2004. Nora Inu. [United States]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Akira Kurosawa et al.. Nora Inu [United States]: Criterion Collection, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kurosawa, A., Mifune, T., Shimura, T., Awaji, K., Nakai, A., Matsuyama, S. and Hayasaka, F. (2004). Nora inu. [United States]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kurosawa, Akira, et al. Nora Inu Criterion Collection, 2004.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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