Sunday, December 28, 2008

10 Promises To My Dog (Japan) (2008)


10 Promises to My Dog
IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH AND CHINESE SUBTITLES
Genre:
Drama
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
Cast: Lena Tanaka, Ryo Kase, Mayuko Fukuda, Chizuru Ikewaki, Akira Fuse, Reiko Takashima, Etsushi Toyokawa
RunTime: 1 hr 57 mins


Synopsis:


Akari is a 14-year-old schoolgirl living in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. One day, a puppy wanders into her yard, looking lost and frightened. She is a Golden Retriever with white paw markings. Akari names her Socks. Akari's mother consents to her keeping the dog but only after she agrees to keep 10 Promises to Socks . Akari enthusiastically assents and the two begin their journey of growing up together. Akari finds herself having to overcome many changes and challenges: the tragedy of her mother's death, father's sudden resignation, coming-of-age, first romantic feelings, career ambitions and her independence. But at every step, Socks is there to provide unquestioning love and support.




My thoughts: This movie brings it back to the basics. Great soundtrack, great cast, sweet story, good dog haha. Heartwarming, and tear jerking, this is a reccomended family movie.

Socks steals the show, whoever trained this dog, kudos. It's hard not to go "awww", in every single shot the dog is in. Another honorable mention is the father. I thought his acting was perfect as a supporting role. You can see an intense love for his daughter Akari, so sincere.

The social issues presented in this film are interesting, I feel everyone can relate to most of it. Such as having to ignore family for a while to pursue a career, relationships, broken homes, death.


As a whole, this film is worth the money, and you should all see it.

-Sam
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