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The Boy and the Dog
6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears. Later, in Shiga, Tamon is with Sugai Miwa, who has a sad secret. Kazumasa reunites with Tamon, and they start a new life together. Nevertheless, Tamon heads south because Tamon has a promise it wants to keep to a boy.
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6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears. Later, in Shiga, Tamon is with Sugai Miwa, who has a sad secret. Kazumasa reunites with Tamon, and they start a new life together. Nevertheless, Tamon heads south because Tamon has a promise it wants to keep to a boy.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Tamio Hayashi
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Runtime:128 minutes
Studio:TOHO, Twins Japan, Bungeishunju, TBS Sparkle, TBS, A-Plus, Y&N Brothers, MBS, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, TC Entertainment, jeki, TBS Radio, Bitters End, Mainichi Shimbun, LY Corporation, Lawson Entertainment
Cast
Takahisa Zeze
Director
Fumiya Takahashi
Kazumasa Nakagaki
Nanase Nishino
Miwa Sugai
Takumi Saitoh
Toru Uchimura
Hitomi Miyauchi
Hisako Uchimura
Akira Emoto
Yaichi Katano
Rikka Ihara
Mayumi Nakagaki
Kentaro Ito
Tadashi Numaguchi
Yura Kimura
Hikaru Uchimura
Shuntaro Yanagi
Haruya Moriguchi
Wataru Ichinose
Miwa's Acquaintance
Jun Miho
Miwa's Mother
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