10 Promises to My Dog
2008•1h 57m•6.7•Released
Drama
One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend. One day, Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...
Director
Katsuhide Motoki
Writer
Hare Kawaguchi, Yoshimitsu Sawamoto
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Shochiku
Cast
Rena Tanaka
Akari Saito
Ryo Kase
Susumu Hoshi
Mayuko Fukuda
Akari Saito (young)
Shota Sato
Susumu Hoshi (young)
Chizuru Ikewaki
Yuko Inoue
Etsushi Toyokawa
Yuichi Saito
Reiko Takashima
Fumiko Saito
Akiko Aitsuki
Susumu's mom
Akira Fuse
Pierre Taki
Zookeeper
Akane Ōsawa
Hana Ebise
Mina Fujii
Beach Passerby
Takashi Sasano
Production
Company
Shochiku
Company
TV Tokyo
Company
dentsu
Company
TEN CARAT
Company
Mitsui & Co.
Company
Mainichi Shimbun
Company
TV Osaka
Company
TV Aichi
Company
Yahoo! Japan
Company
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting
Company
TV Setouchi Broadcasting
Company
Television Hokkaido Broadcasting
Company
Eisei Gekijo
Company
Nikkatsu Studio
Producer
Junichi Kitagawa
Producer
Shigeaki Yoshida
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