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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date2004-03-13
Languageja
Runtime1h 40m
Production

Shochiku, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, Eisei Gekijo, Nippan Group Holdings

7.0(41)
•2004•1h 40m

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

"A dog's life is never as easy as it looks."

Drama

Overview

A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.

Director
Yōichi Sai
Cinematography
Junichi Fujisawa

Principal Cast

14 credited
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru KobayashiMitsuru Watanabe
Kippei Shiina
Kippei ShiinaSatoru Tawada
Teruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki KagawaIsamu Nii
Keiko Toda
Keiko TodaMrs. Watanabe
Tomoka Kurotani
Tomoka Kurotani
Kozo Sato
Kozo Sato
Taro Ishida
Taro Ishida
YS
Yukika SakurataniMitsuko Watanabe
Yūko Natori
Yūko Natori
Kenji Mizuhashi
Kenji MizuhashiYuichi Sakai

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