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Wasao (2011)
Directed by Yoshinari Nishikôri
Overview
Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller’s blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn’t take to Setsuko.
Length 117 minutes
Actors
Hiroko Yakushimaru | Wasao Kikuya | Masahiro Komoto | Sawa Suzuki | Masaki Izawa | Jun Abe | Daisuke Shima | Mikio Ohsawa | Toshinori Omi | Sabu Kawahara | Mansaku Fuwa | Kôichi Ueda | Shirô Sano | Takashi Sasano | Mitsuru Hirata | Makiko Kuno | Seira Maeda | Kai Inowaki | Ouki Fujimoto | Yoshizumi Ito