10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
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
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 117 min
Release Date: March 15, 2008
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
Screenplay
Music: Cho Sung-woo
Cinematography: Junichi Fujisawa
Editing: Isao Kawase
Production: Shochiku
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
japan, human animal relationship, family relationships, dog, animals
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 10 Promises to My Dog about?
- 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...
- Who directed 10 Promises to My Dog?
- 10 Promises to My Dog was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
- Who stars in 10 Promises to My Dog?
- 10 Promises to My Dog stars Rena Tanaka, Ryo Kase, Mayuko Fukuda, Shota Sato, Chizuru Ikewaki, Etsushi Toyokawa.
- How long is 10 Promises to My Dog?
- 10 Promises to My Dog has a runtime of 1h 57m (117 minutes).
- What genre is 10 Promises to My Dog?
- 10 Promises to My Dog is a Drama film.
- Where was 10 Promises to My Dog produced?
- 10 Promises to My Dog was produced in Japan.