A teaser for Emiko Hiramatsu’s upcoming dog movie Himawari to Koinu no Nanokakan has been uploaded to Shochiku’s official channel on YouTube.
Based on a true story, the movie centers around a Shiba Inu dog which is raised by an elderly couple (Isao Natsuyagi and Reiko Kusamura) who abandon it. Possessing a strong survival instinct, the dog manages to stay alive for a week on her own while struggling to protect her three puppies.
Masato Sakai plays an animal welfare center worker and who is raising two children alone since his wife died. When he meets this dog, who risked her own life to protect her puppies, he becomes determined to protect her in kind. The other workers at the center are touched by her motherly instinct too, and name her “Himawari” (Sunflower).
It’s probably worth noting that animal shelters in Japan have an incredibly high euthanasia rate for abandoned dogs,...
Based on a true story, the movie centers around a Shiba Inu dog which is raised by an elderly couple (Isao Natsuyagi and Reiko Kusamura) who abandon it. Possessing a strong survival instinct, the dog manages to stay alive for a week on her own while struggling to protect her three puppies.
Masato Sakai plays an animal welfare center worker and who is raising two children alone since his wife died. When he meets this dog, who risked her own life to protect her puppies, he becomes determined to protect her in kind. The other workers at the center are touched by her motherly instinct too, and name her “Himawari” (Sunflower).
It’s probably worth noting that animal shelters in Japan have an incredibly high euthanasia rate for abandoned dogs,...
- 6/22/2012
- Nippon Cinema
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