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Wasao: Directed by Yoshinari Nishikôri. With Kai Inowaki, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Junko Abe, Mansaku Fuwa. Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog.
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- Yoshinari Nishikôri
- 2011-03-05
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Movie:WasaoRomaji:WasaoJapanese:わさおDirector: Yoshinari NishikoriA big furry white Akita arrives wonders into the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori - within view of the Shirakami Mountain Range. The dog is tired and in fact has travelled all the way from Tokyo to find its owner. The Akita dog then runs into Setsuko Kikuya (Hiroko Yakushimaru), the owner of a squid restaurant. The dog doesn't seem to follow anybody and h...
Movie is based on the true story of an abandoned Akita dog named "Leo" - found by his new owner in Ajigasawa, Aomori, Japan (August, 2007).In the spring of 2008, the dog was introduced to traveller's blog (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/mereco/20080526/p1) as "Wasao" and gained instant popularity. The dog would subsequently appear on TV over 5...In June, 2010 Wasao was named a special travel ambassador of the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori, Japan.Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller’s blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story.
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Mar 5, 2011 · Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story. Setsuko, who runs a grilled-squid shop in a fishing village at the foot of the Shirakami mountains, decides to take in a large dog with a long, unruly fur that has shown up in town.
Mar 4, 2011 · In its outlines, the film's story is faithful to the true-life tale, widely circulated on the Internet and in the media, of an Akita (also the star of the film) who was abandoned as a puppy, but...
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To be absolutely blunt, Wasao is just an untrained dog with seemingly mysterious personality. It seems fitting for the plot, but the plot itself is really bare. It is a story worth 10 minutes, being told in 2 hours. Implication: the movie is painfully long and draggy.
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