Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

A dog's life is never as easy as it looks.

2004•1h 40m•6.9/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(39)

A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then the canine is paired with a blind man who is initially reluctant to rely on his new partner.

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Production

Shochiku, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, Eisei Gekijo, Nippan Group Holdings

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Mitsuru Watanabe

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Satoru Tawada

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Isamu Nii

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Mrs. Watanabe

Tomoka Kurotani

Tomoka Kurotani

Kozo Sato

Kozo Sato

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Yukika Sakuratani

Mitsuko Watanabe

Yūko Natori

Yūko Natori

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Yuichi Sakai

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Mitsuko Nii

Kazu Matsuda

Etsuo Watanabe

Hiroko Natori

Ren Mito

Rafie

Adult Quill

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