Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

– As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunte..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Original Name:
クイール
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) - Also known as クイール

As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs (seeing eye dogs). When he grows to an adult dog, he is taken to a guide dog school, by a friendly, yet firm trainer Satoru Tawada. Although Quill is a little slower than the other dogs at the school, he seems to have an unusual 'empathy' and remarkable patience with his trainers. Tawada decides that Quill would be the ideal guide dog for Mitsuru Watanabe, but Wanatabe, a lonely and ill-tempered middle aged man, isn't as enthusiastic - he would "would rather sleep than be dragged around by a dog.". From here, the story is narrated by Wanatabe's daughter, Mitsuko, and slowly, Wantanbe is rehabilitated, venturing into the outside world, and learning, not only to trust other humans, but the animal at his side who guides him.

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Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 May 2012

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Yôichi Sai

Writer:

Ryohei Akimoto (novel), Kengo Ishiguro (novel), Shoichi Maruyama, Yoshihiro Nakamura

Main Actors:

Kaoru Kobayashi, Kippei Shîna, Teruyuki Kagawa, Keiko Toda

Plot:

As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs (seeing eye dogs). When he grows to an adult dog, he is taken to a guide dog school, by a friendly, yet firm trainer Satoru Tawada. Although Quill is a little slower than the other dogs at the school, he seems to have an unusual 'empathy' and remarkable patience with his trainers. Tawade decides that Quill would be the ideal guide dog for Mitsuru Watanabe, but Wanatabe, a lonely and ill-tempered middle aged man, isn't as enthusiastic - he would "would rather sleep than be dragged around by a dog.". From here, the story is narrated by Wanatabe's daughter, Mitsuko, and slowly, Wantanbe is rehabilitated, venturing into the outside world, and learning, not only to trust other humans, but the animal at his side who guides him.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$14,075

Production:

Music Box Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
Metacritic:
60%