Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (クイール) 20 years old
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.
Credits
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kaoru Kobayashi He was 43, 44 years old when he died | as Mitsuru Watanabe |
| Kippei Shiina He was 47, now 60 years old | as Satoru Tawada |
| Rafie | as Adult Quill |
| Teruyuki Kagawa He was 46, now 59 years old | as Isamu Nii |
| Shinobu Terajima She was 39, now 51 years old | as Mitsuko Nii |
| Yukika Sakuratani | as Mitsuko Watanabe |
| Keiko Toda She was 54, now 67 years old | as Mrs. Watanabe |
| Kenji Mizuhashi He was 37, now 49 years old | |
| Kazu Matsuda | as Etsuo Watanabe |
| Hiroko Natori | as Ren Mito |
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Isao Kawase as Editor. | Editing |
| Nozomu Enoki as Producer. | Production |
| Shoichi Maruyama as Screenplay. He was 64 (now 76) years old | Writing |
| Ichirō Yamamoto as Producer. He was 94 (26) years old when He died | Production |
| Kengo Ishiguro as Novel. He was 51 (now 63) years old | Writing |
| Junichi Fujisawa as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Yoichi Sai as Director. He was 54 (now 75) years old | Directing |
| Ryohei Akimoto as Novel. | Writing |
| Tsutomu Imamura as Production Design. He was 61 (now 81) years old | Art |
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (20 years)
- Release day: Saturday, March 13, 2004
- Runtime: 100 minutes