Features

New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; 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 series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, including interviews with Kurosawa, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, actress Keiko Awaji, and others; New and improved English subtitle translation; Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition; 16-page booklet featuring Akira Kurosawa on Stray Dog, from his book "Something Like an Autobiography" and an essay by film critic Terrence Rafferty

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. A Stolen Pistol [5:22]
2. Identifying the Pickpocket [3:33]
3. Tailing Ogin [9:18]
4. The Black Market [9:19]
5. The Mule [7:38]
6. Arms Identification [3:37]
7. Interrogation [7:49]
8. Baseball Game [10:07]
9. "Like That Rain-Drenched Cat" [5:53]
10. Looking for Yusa [8:58]
11. Après Guerre [6:46]
12. Another Victim [6:23]
13. A Showdown Nears [3:08]
14. Questioning Harumi [11:48]
15. Sato Gets Closer [7:34]
16. Three Bullets Left [3:56]
17. "28... White Linen Suit" [8:57]
18. Recovery [2:12]
1. "On the Threshold of Greatness" [5:22]
2. A Shift in Style/Changing Times [3:33]
3. Central Theme/Studio Politics [9:18]
4. The Black Market [9:19]
5. The Yakuza/Sound [7:38]
6. The Science of Ballistics [3:37]
7. Blocking/Master and Pupil [7:49]
8. Baseball/Yusa [10:07]
9. Sources for Yusa's Character [5:53]
10. "A World That Is Out of Kilter" [8:58]
11. Nature vs. Nurture [6:46]
12. Climate of Fear/Telephoto Lenses [6:23]
13. Ambiguity/Minoru Chiaki [3:08]
14. Composition/Symbolism [11:48]
15. Suspense [7:34]
16. Murakami's Isolation [3:56]
17. Kurosawa's Morality [8:57]
18. Coda [2:12]
1. Kurosawa Writes a Novel [5:06]
2. Capturing Postwar Japan [2:21]
3. Sets and Production [6:28]
4. Actors [8:10]
5. Kurosawa's Distinct Style [8:39]
6. The Film's Legacy [1:53]