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Stray Dog

1949 · 122 min · Director: Akira Kurosawa ★ IMDb 7.8 · 21,306 ratings

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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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Emotional fingerprint

Stray Dog (1949) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sympathy
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity34 %21 %11 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity37 %22 %15 %37 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sympathy35 %19 %23 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity44 %41 %13 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity45 %40 %22 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity49 %43 %32 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Tension52 %48 %27 %41 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity49 %46 %21 %43 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Curiosity55 %40 %33 %42 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing62 %37 %38 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Curiosity51 %31 %32 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Sympathy51 %32 %43 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Sadness60 %46 %49 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension58 %53 %37 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Tension57 %54 %37 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Tension68 %65 %50 %37 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Sympathy80 %78 %56 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Tension77 %67 %47 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Sympathy64 %41 %43 %27 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KA
Keiko Awaji

EM
Eiko Miyoshi

EM
Eiko Miyoshi

Harumi's mother

RK
Reikichi Kawamura

CI
Chōko Iida

YN
Yasushi Nagata

KM
Kappei Matsumoto

IK
Isao Kimura

Yusa

TK
Teruko Kishi

Minoru Chiaki

Girlie Show director

IS
Ichirō Sugai

Yayoi Hotel owner

GS
Gen Shimizu

Police Inspector Nakajima

KY
Kan Yanagiya

Police Officer

RY
Reizaburo Yamamoto

Hondo

HI
Hajime Izu

Criminal Identification Officer

MS
Masao Shimizu

Nakamura

Details

Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Type
Movies
Released
1949
Runtime
122 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 21,306 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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