Maps of Movies

Stray Dog (1949)

Where Stray Dog says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Almost all of Kurosawa's Tokyo was built on a studio lot, but the black market and the ballpark were real.

Scenes and places

The crowded trolley where the gun vanishes (1949)

In a heatwave, rookie detective Murakami is pressed in a crowded trolley when his Colt pistol is stolen. He chases the pickpocket but loses him, and the loss sets the whole story moving.

Set in A crowded trolley in post-war Tokyo — Murakami rides a packed trolley in the summer heat when his Colt pistol is stolen.

A tram-style street vehicle in the Tokyo of the late 1940s; no filming location is recorded.

Reporting the loss at police headquarters (1949)

Murakami confesses the theft to his superior Nakajima. Instead of a punishment, he is encouraged to investigate the loss himself.

Set in Police headquarters, Tokyo — Murakami reports the theft to his superior Nakajima.

A police office rebuilt on a studio stage; the film's makers visited a real station to copy its details.

Undercover in the black market (1949)

Dressed as a demobilised soldier, Murakami spends days drifting through the backstreet arms market. Each lead is thin, and the heat and the crowds wear him down.

Set in Black market, Tokyo — Murakami wanders the backstreet black markets in a veteran's uniform, looking for a gun dealer.

The film's makers secretly shot real Ueno black-market footage; the exact lane is not recorded.

Filmed at Ueno (black-market district) (Ueno area, Tokyo, Japan) — Footage of the black market was secretly shot in the real Ueno one; the exact lane is not recorded, so the pin marks Ueno Station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The baseball stadium stake-out (1949)

Murakami and the veteran detective Satō hunt a gun dealer among a stadium crowd. They lure him away from the stands and take him into custody.

Set in Korakuen Stadium — The detectives stake out a crowded baseball game to catch the gun dealer. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A baseball park that no longer exists; Tokyo Dome City stands near the site.

Filmed at Korakuen Stadium site (now near Tokyo Dome City) (Korakuen, Tokyo, Japan) — The baseball scene was shot at the real stadium, with footage of an actual game. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Dinner at Satō's house (1949)

Satō takes Murakami home to eat. The younger man meets Satō's wife and children, a calm family scene in the middle of the hunt.

Set in Satō's home, Tokyo — Satō brings Murakami home to eat.

A modest home built as a set; no real location is recorded.

Questioning Namiki at her mother's house (1949)

Murakami and Satō press the dancer Harumi Namiki for the whereabouts of her sweetheart. She refuses to talk, and Murakami stays behind hoping her mother can persuade her.

Set in Namiki's mother's house, Tokyo — The detectives question showgirl Harumi Namiki, who stays reluctant to talk.

A family house built on a studio stage; no real location is recorded.

Filmed at Daisen Studio (later Toei Tokyo Studio), Higashi-Oizumi, Nerima (Higashi-Oizumi, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) — Most of the film, shot on studio sets Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Murakami — A newly promoted detective whose Colt pistol is stolen on a crowded trolley.
• Satō — A veteran detective who is partnered with Murakami on the case.