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Pointy-Headed Gonta: The Story of the Two-Named Dog in the Fukushima Disaster

Pointy-Headed Gonta: The Story of the Two-Named Dog in the Fukushima Disaster

20221h 54m

Overview

After Gonta is left behind reluctantly by its family in Namie, Fukushima during the evacuation due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster, Gonta's family rallies a rescue team to save all the pets left behind.

Directed by Akio Nishizawa
Written by Akio Nishizawa, Takeshi Nakamoto
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Top Cast

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Yuki Yoshino (voice)

Satoru Saito

Satoru Saito

Kiyoshi Tomita (voice)

Yū Kamio

Yū Kamio

Masaki Tomita (voice)

Rina Honnizumi

Rina Honnizumi

Rika Tomita (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu

Ryotaro Okiayu

Ishihara (voice)

Themes & Keywords

aftermathnatural disasterearthquakerescue missionsurvivalanimalsanimegreat east japan earthquakedisaster aftermath

About Pointy-Headed Gonta: The Story of the Two-Named Dog in the Fukushima Disaster

Pointy-Headed Gonta: The Story of the Two-Named Dog in the Fukushima Disaster is a animation, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of aftermath, natural disaster, earthquake, rescue mission, survival, animals. Directed by Akio Nishizawa, it stars Yui Ishikawa, Satoru Saito, Yū Kamio. After Gonta is left behind reluctantly by its family in Namie, Fukushima during the evacuation due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster, Gonta's family rallies a rescue team to save all the pets left behind.

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