Star Watching Dog
Brief Synopsis
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An unidentified middle aged man is found dead in his car near a camping ground on a mountain in Hokkaido. His dead dog, an Akita, lays next to him. The dog died approximately six months after the man's death. There isn't any identification found on the deceased man. City Hall employee Kyousuke Okuts
Cast & Crew
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Tomoyuki Takimoto
Director
Toshiyuki Nishida
Tetsuji Tamayama
Umika Kawashima
Kimiko Yo
Yoichi Nukumizu
Film Details
Also Known As
Hoshi mamoru inu
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Golden Village ; Toho Company Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Synopsis
An unidentified middle aged man is found dead in his car near a camping ground on a mountain in Hokkaido. His dead dog, an Akita, lays next to him. The dog died approximately six months after the man's death. There isn't any identification found on the deceased man. City Hall employee Kyousuke Okutsu is assigned to uncover the man's identity. Kyousuke traces the man's last journey.
Director
Tomoyuki Takimoto
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Hoshi mamoru inu
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Golden Village ; Toho Company Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the manga "Hoshi Mamoru Inu" by Takashi Murakami (first published in 2008 & serialized in Manga Action).
