Star Watching Dog

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Movie: Star Watching Dog
Romaji: Hoshi Mamoru Inu
Japanese: 星守る犬
Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto
Writer: Takashi Murakami (manga), Hiroshi Hashimoto
Producer: Minami Ichikawa
Cinematographer: Takeshi Hamada
Release Date: June 11, 2011
Runtime: 128 min.
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

An unidentified middle aged man (Toshiyuki Nishida) is found dead in his car near a camping ground on a mountain in Hokkaido. His dead dog, an Akita, lays next to him. The dog died approximately six months after the man's death. There isn't any identification found on the deceased man.

City Hall employee Kyousuke Okutsu (Tetsuji Tamayama) is then assigned to uncover the man's identity for a proper funeral. When Kyosuke investigates the scene he discovers a receipt from a thrift store inside the car. Kyosuke's investigation begins in earnest as he traces the man's last journey. Along the way, Kyosuke is reminded of his own past and his star watching dog Kuro. Kyosuke finally learns how the man and his faithful dog spent their last days ...

Notes

Based on the manga "Hoshi Mamoru Inu" by Takashi Murakami (first published in 2008 & serialized in Manga Action).
Filming began August, 2010, in a park in Nayoro, Hokkaido. Other filming locations include Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Tokyo.

Cast



Toshiyuki Nishida	Tetsuji Tamayama	Umika Kawashima	Kimiko Yo	Yoichi Nukumizu
dad	Kyosuke Okutsu	Yuki Kawamura	innkeeper	Tomita



Mari Hamada	Sansei Shiomi	Shido Nakamura	Kayoko Kishimoto	Tatsuya Fuji	Tomokazu Miura
Tomita's wife	Manager Nishitani	Convenient Store Manager	mom	Kyosuke's grandfather	seaside restaurant owner