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Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

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Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

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

2004

1h 40m

7.0(40 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Shochiku

TV Tokyo

TV Osaka

Eisei Gekijo

Nippan Group Holdings

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Yōichi Sai
Written by: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Shōichi Maruyama
Produced by: Nozomu Enoki
Ichiro Yamamoto

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