Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

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

2004 1h 40m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 42

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi
Mitsuru Watanabe
Kippei Shiina
Satoru Tawada
Teruyuki Kagawa
Isamu Nii
Keiko Toda
Mrs. Watanabe
Tomoka Kurotani
Kozo Sato
Taro Ishida
Yukika Sakuratani
Mitsuko Watanabe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yōichi Sai
Writers: Shōichi Maruyama, Yoshihiro Nakamura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yōichi Sai, shot by Junichi Fujisawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Isao Kawase shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kaoru Kobayashi and Kippei Shiina and Teruyuki Kagawa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0400761 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yōichi Sai directs. Junichi Fujisawa behind the camera. Isao Kawase cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yōichi Sai, shot by Junichi Fujisawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Isao Kawase shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kaoru Kobayashi and Kippei Shiina and Teruyuki Kagawa carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A dog's life is never as easy as it looks.".
7IMDB entry: tt0400761 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.