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Release Date:
March 5, 2011
Original Title:
わさお
Alternate Titles:
Chiko - Eine Freundschaft fürs Leben
Wasao
วาซาโอะ
松毛犬小威
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family
Production Companies:
TIMES IN
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
KR: ALL
Runtime: 117
Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town. She names the dog Wasao and showers it with affection, but Wasao at that time doesn't take to Setsuko.
Art Direction:
Hisao Inagaki
Assistant Director:
Tomoki Sano
Director:
Yoshinari Nishikôri
Director of Photography:
Hiro'o Yanagida
Editor:
Mototaka Kusakabe
Lighting Technician:
Sosuke Yoshikado
Music Producer:
Genichi Tsushima
Original Music Composer:
Shogo Kaida
Screenplay:
Hirotoshi Kobayashi
Sound Recordist:
Masami Nishioka
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