Ôgon no inu

Name: Ôgon no inu
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1979-06-02
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kôji Tsuruta, Yôko Shimada, Isao Natsuyagi, Takeo Chii, Kensaku Morita

IMDb ID: tt0324674 · Year: 1979 · Rating: 7.0 (100 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. Goro's master held a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Dog of Fortune
United States: Dog of Fortune
World-wide: Dog of Fortune (English)
East Germany: Die Abenteuer des Hundes Goro
Hungary: Goro kutya kalandjai
France: Goro superflic
Czechoslovakia: Goro, bílý pes (Czech, TV Title)
Canada: Ôgon no inu (English)
World-wide: The Golden Dog (literal English title)
Soviet Union: Горо (Russian)
Japan: 黄金の犬 (Japanese)
ГороRelease Date1979-06-02Runtime137 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsdog
journey
based on novelProduction CompaniesDaiei StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324674/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0324674.jpgUpdated At2026-02-25T13:49:52

Directors

Shigeyuki Yamane

Writers

Jukô Nishimura
Yoshio Shirasaka

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kôji Tsuruta | Character: Noriyuki Yasutaka
Actor: Yôko Shimada | Character: Reiko Kitamori
Actor: Isao Natsuyagi | Character: Yukichi Nagayama
Actor: Takeo Chii | Character: Ryoichi Tanuma
Actor: Kensaku Morita | Character: Saburo Kurata
Actor: Reiko Ike | Character: Junko Nagayama
Actor: Yoshiko Mita | Character: Kyoko Katase
Actor: Jun Fujimaki | Character: Mamoru Mizuki
Actor: Hajime Hana | Character: Motomura
Actor: Akihiko Hirata | Character: Kan Aizawa
Actor: Yuriko Hishimi | Character: Misa
Actor: Reiko Kayama | Character: Satomi Hiraoka
Actor: Kyôsuke Machida | Character: Shunsuke Goto
Actor: Naoya Makoto | Character: Detective Masuda
Actor: Noboru Mitani | Character: Tadao Ohashi
Actor: Junko Miyashita | Character: Yoshiko Kuwata
Actor: Eiji Okada | Character: Shuhei Agata
Actor: Eitarō Ozawa | Character: Yoichi Tozawa
Actor: Bunta Sugawara | Character: Lorry driver
Actor: Hatsuo Yamaya | Character: Vet

[Directors Group]
Name: Shigeyuki Yamane | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jukô Nishimura | Role: Writer
Name: Yoshio Shirasaka | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Atsushi Takeda | Role: Producer
Name: Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yuji Ohno | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Akira Shiizuka | Role: Cinematographer

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324674/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: June 2, 1979
France: December 9, 1981
East Germany: December 26, 1983 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office

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