Trailer - Star Watching Dog (Hoshi Mamoru Inu)

Toho has released a new teaser and this full trailer for Tomoyuki Takimoto’s Star Watching Dog (Hoshi Mamoru Inu) via their video channel on Yahoo! Japan.

Based on a manga by Osakan cartoonist Takashi Murakami (not to be confused with the contemporary artist), the film begins as the body of a man (Toshiyuki Nishida) is found near a small town in Hokkaido. He’s believed to have been dead around six months, and the remains of a dog are found nearby which has been dead about one month. A local civil servant named Okutsu (Tetsuji Tamayama) discovers the purchase receipt for an abandoned car left in field, leading the reluctant detective to retrace the final steps of a mysterious middle-aged man and his loyal dog.

“Hoshi Mamoru Inu” will be released in Japan on June 11, 2011.

Thanks to logboy for the heads up.