Walking With The Dog

Walking With The Dog — Plot

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.

• Release date
• April 27, 2004
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Director
• Makoto Shinozaki

Walking With The Dog — Cast

Naoki Tanaka Yasuyuki Ryo Miwa Yoko Fujita Miki Mutsuko Sakura Tomio Aoki Kyusaku Shimada Hidekazu Mashima Shin Yazawa