The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Yuichi Ishikawa
Ryohei Hirota
Ryota Ishikawa
Yoshikazu Ebisu
Yukijiro Hotaru
Mao Kobayashi
Akiko Matsumoto
Saeko Hasegawa
Hiroki Miyake
Kenjiro Nashimoto
Takehiko Ono
Mao Sasaki
Aya Ishikawa
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies is a drama, family, adventure film released in 2007 exploring themes of family drama, dog, shiba inu. Directed by Ryuichi Inomata, it stars Eiichiro Funakoshi, Ryohei Hirota, Yoshikazu Ebisu. The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.
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