“Inukai-san chi no Inu” TV drama getting a film adaptation
Posted by Kevin Ouellette on March 10, 2011 11:26pm EDT (1 year ago)
Filed under: Drama, Future releases, Cast updates, Movie announcements
Kamei Toru (Neko Taxi, Yoju: Mame Shiba) is directing a film adaptation of the TV drama Inukai-san chi no Inu, aka “Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog”, which has been airing on Japanese UHF stations since January. This marks Toru’s 5th animal-themed project in the past three years.
Fumiyo Kohinata will reprise his role as Mr. Inukai, an ironically-named dog hater (inukai also means “dog-keeper”) who returns home from an extended business trip to discover his family has secretly taken in a Samoyed dog named Samon in his absence. Series cast members Chiharu, Tokunaga Eri, and Kinami Haruka will also return.
You can find various clips, TV spots, and trailers of the original drama on its YouTube channel.
“Inukai-san chi no Inu” will be released nation-wide in Japan on June 25, 2011.
Sources: Tokyograph, Cinema Today
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