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Movie: Wasao
Romaji: Wasao
Japanese: わさお
Director: Yoshinari Nishikori
Writer: Hirotoshi Kobayashi
Producer:
Cinematographer: Hiro Yanagida
Release Date: March 5, 2011
Runtime: 116 min.
Distributor: Toei
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

A big furry white Akita arrives wonders into the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori - within view of the Shirakami Mountain Range. The dog is tired and in fact has travelled all the way from Tokyo to find its owner. The Akita dog then runs into Setsuko Kikuya (Hiroko Yakushimaru), the owner of a squid restaurant. The dog doesn't seem to follow anybody and has a habit of appearing and disappearing.

Through several cases likes the Nebutsu Festival & the Ajigasawa Triathlon Event, the relationship between Tetsuko and the Akita dog becomes closer ...

Notes

Movie is based on the true story of an abandoned Akita dog named "Leo" - found by his new owner in Ajigasawa, Aomori, Japan (August, 2007).
In the spring of 2008, the dog was introduced to traveller's blog (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/mereco/20080526/p1) as "Wasao" and gained instant popularity. The dog would subsequently appear on TV over 50 times (including NTV's "Genius! Shimura Zoo"), 30 magazines, and sell over a million copies of its own photobook.
In June, 2010 Wasao was named a special travel ambassador of the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori, Japan.

Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru - Setsuko Kikuya
Mitsuru Hirata - Hiroshi Kikuya (Setsuko's husband)
Masahiro Komoto - Tatsuya
Sawa Suzuki - Naoko
Masaki Izawa - Akira Tagawa
Jun Yoshinaga - Maki Tagawa (Akira's sister)
Daisuke Shima - Ihara
Mikio Osawa - Veterinarian Tanioka
Toshinori Omi - Tsuyoshi Tagawa (Akira's father)
Sabu Kawahara - old man
Mansaku Fuwa - old man
Koichi Ueda - old man
Shiro Sano - Shigeo (Naoko's father)
Takashi Sasano - Hasegawa (matagi/hunter)
Makiko Kuno - Misako Tagawa
Seira Maeda - Sayo (student)
Kai Inowaki - Tomoya (student)
Ouki Fujimoto - student
Yoshizumi Ito - grandfather

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Film Festivals

2011 (21st) Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - February 24-28, 2011 - Official Selection

Comments

Comment #2
MJ Says:
Mar 26 2012 9:06 pm

Wasao beautiful white Akita. Looks like a white puffy lion dog.
Comment #1
rell Says:
Dec 16 2010 11:53 am

Best Actress