Posted by Kevin Ouellette at 7:59pm on Friday, February 12, 2010
Filed under: Drama, Future releases, Trailer Updates
Unfortunately the new teaser for Yoshinori Kobayashi‘s Police Dog Dream (working English title) doesn’t feature any of the film’s human stars. But on the bright side, it does have a spunky Labrador Retriever and distributor Shochiku has released a subtitled version via their English-language website.
Inspired by the true story of a dog who failed her police dog test 5 times in a row, the film stars 18-year-old model/actress Kaho as Kyoko, an aspiring police dog trainer who wants to follow in her late father’s footsteps. She instantly feels a connection with newborn puppy Kinako, who was initially bred to be a good police dog but ended up being the runt of the litter and the least athletic of all her brothers and sisters. In spite of this, Kyoko is taken with her new training partner and spends her time trying to get the uncoordinated Kinako to make even one jump. Over time, Kyoko begins to have doubts about whether Kinako will ever make it as a police dog and considers letting her lead a different type of life.
The clips used in the teaser are actually old footage of the real Kinako. You can watch more at YouTube.
“Police Dog Dream” will be released in Japan on August 14, 2010.
Source: Shochiku
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