Underplayed Gems

Quill (2004)

Quill poster
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
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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.

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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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