10 Promises to My Dog

10 Promises to My Dog (2008)

犬と私の10の約束

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...

Date of release
2008-03-15
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama
Director
Katsuhide Motoki

Casting

Interesting facts

10 Promises To My Dog is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and starring Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda and Etsushi Toyokawa. Rena Tanaka and Mayuko Fukuda play the adult and the young version of Akari Saito, while actor Etsushi Toyokawa stars as Akari's father.

Production

10 Promises to My Dog is based on a novel by Hare Kawaguchi. This novel was in turn inspired by a set of rules entitled "The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership".

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