Quill (2004)

Original title

クイール

Directed by

Yoichi Sai

Cast

Sawaguchi Yasuko, Katsumura Masanobu, Ujiki Tsuyoshi, Takei Midori, Tamaki Koji, Dan Fumi, Kinouchi Akiko, Katsuji Ryo

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

6

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Labrador retriever named Quill is trained to become a guide dog. The film follows his life as he helps a blind owner and later passes to a new home.

warmgentleheartfeltslow-pacedsentimentalupliftingquiettender

What happens

Quill (クイール, Kuīru) is a 2004 Japanese drama film about a guide dog, first released in Japan on 13 March 2004 and on DVD on 25 September 2004. It was also shown at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on 17 September 2004. The film is directed by Yōichi Sai and adapted from the original novel The Life of Quill, the Seeing-Eye Dog (盲導犬クイールの一生, Mōdōken Kuīru no Isshō) by Ryohei Akimoto and Kengo Ishiguro, based on a true story. Prior to the release of this film, NHK produced a TV drama adaptation of the novel, which aired from June 16 to July 28, 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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