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The Boy and the Dog

The Boy and the Dog

20257.12h 8m

Overview

6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears. Later, in Shiga, Tamon is with Sugai Miwa, who has a sad secret. Kazumasa reunites with Tamon, and they start a new life together. Nevertheless, Tamon heads south because Tamon has a promise it wants to keep to a boy.

Directed by Takahisa Zeze
Written by Seishu Hase, Tamio Hayashi
Produced by Takashi Hirano, Atsuyuki Shimoda, Tamako Tsujimoto
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Top Cast

Fumiya Takahashi

Fumiya Takahashi

Kazumasa Nakagaki

Nanase Nishino

Nanase Nishino

Miwa Sugai

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Toru Uchimura

Hitomi Miyauchi

Hitomi Miyauchi

Hisako Uchimura

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Yaichi Katano

Rikka Ihara

Rikka Ihara

Mayumi Nakagaki

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Tadashi Numaguchi

Yura Kimura

Yura Kimura

Hikaru Uchimura

Shuntaro Yanagi

Shuntaro Yanagi

Haruya Moriguchi

Wataru Ichinose

Wataru Ichinose

Miwa's Acquaintance

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Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdoganimalsgreat east japan earthquake

About The Boy and the Dog

The Boy and the Dog is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, dog, animals, great east japan earthquake. Directed by Takahisa Zeze, it stars Fumiya Takahashi, Nanase Nishino, Takumi Saitoh. 6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears. Later, in Shiga, Tamon is with Sugai Miwa, who has a sad secret. Kazumasa reunites with Tamon, and they start a new life together. Nevertheless, Tamon heads south because Tamon has a promise it wants to keep to a boy.

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