Stray Dog (1949)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai
122 min64 frames
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What is Stray Dog about?
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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What does the cinematography of Stray Dog look like?
Across 64 sampled frames, Stray Dog builds its coverage from medium shots (58% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Asakazu Nakai keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 52% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of Stray Dog?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Stray Dog (1949) are #4d4d4d, #2e2e2e, #0c0c0c, #8d8d8d, #6f6f6f, #b0b0b0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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