If you loved Rashomon, try Stray Dog
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Stray Dog has roughly 7.1× fewer votes than Rashomon — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Akira Kurosawa, and they both carry the cult, devastating, foreign gem, neon soaked mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Drama / Mystery territory. If that's the register that drew you to Rashomon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Stray Dog is
Late afternoon heat, the bus sway. A wallet’s lift, a pistol’s heft gone. Murakami’s badge tightens like a noose as the city’s back alleys yawn with the thief’s shadow. Kurosawa turns a revolver into a mirror.

