Walking With The Dog

Overview

Dumped by a bored pet owner, a mixed-breed mutt ends up with three time loser Yasuyuki, who's loveless, homeless and jobless. Yasuyuki finds solace in the dog, whom he calls Tamura, and uses it to mend fences with his ex, who's distracted by her mother's debilitating illness. A trip to a hospital reveals Tamura's ability to comfort dying patients, leading to dog and master attending the real-life Japanese Therapy Dogs training school.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 27, 2004

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Mutsuko Sakura,Tomio Aoki,Miako Tadano,Susumu Terajima,Naoki Tanaka,Tetsu Watanabe,Yoriko Doguchi,Mayumi Tenkô,Yumi Yoshimura,Jin Katagiriand 5 more

Director

Makoto Shinozaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0460471