Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Tamio HayashiScreenplay
- Takahisa ZezeDirector
- Akira KosemuraOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fumiya TakahashiKazumasa Nakagaki
- Nanase NishinoMiwa Sugai
- Takumi SaitohToru Uchimura
- Hitomi MiyauchiHisako Uchimura
- Akira EmotoYaichi Katano
- Rikka IharaMayumi Nakagaki
- Kentaro ItoTadashi Numaguchi
- Yura KimuraHikaru Uchimura
- Shuntaro YanagiHaruya Moriguchi
- Wataru IchinoseMiwa's Acquaintance
- Jun MihoMiwa's Mother
- Satomi TezukaKazumasa's Mother
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Themes
based on novel or bookdoganimalsgreat east japan earthquakedisaster aftermath