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, Masatoshi Takeyama
Cinematographer: Takeshi Hamada
Release Date: June 11, 2011
Runtime: 128 min.
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

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

Additional Cast Members:

Manabu Ino

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Film Festivals

2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - Open Cinema

Comments

Shayne Oct 16 2022 6:58 am What happened to Happie after the movie? And how did they do behind the scene on that man throwing stone to Happie to make sure Happie wasn't hurt? I'm confused. Does the dog get harmed during the movie?

Hannah Oct 08 2016 7:48 pm ugh... i don't want to watch this cause i'm positive 100% i will cry!! TT^TT It's freaking DOG STORY!! A DOG!! How can i be not touch and cry??? TELL ME! >.<

But i really wanna watch.. but i don't wanna ball my eyes out.. :''/

Pam Aug 26 2015 1:43 pm I have watched this movie in plan on my way going to India or coming to India to US four years ago. It was subtitled in English. It was a very powerful movie about the love and friendship between dog and human. I tried to find this movie in US and on line but so far I could not find anywhere. Please let me know how to obtain this movie. Thanks.

Rosa Aug 29 2013 1:14 pm Just finish watch this movie! So heartbreaking, but also warm and beautiful. If you like Hachiko or Quill, I bet u will love this movie!

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