Based on the true story of a female dog trainer, Kyoko Mochizuki, nicknamed "Anko", and a Labrador retriever which repeatedly fails the police dog trials despite numerous tries. Kyoko Mochizuki is an 18-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a police dog trainer. She is admitted to a police dog training school and meets a young Kinako, a Labrador retriever puppy. An instructor there informs Kyoko that Kinako is too weak to become a police dog, but Kyoko is determined that she will make Kinako into one.
Acting
Kaho's stubborn optimism carries every scene
Practical Effects
Kinako is a REAL DOG, not CGI, and it matters
Director
Yoshinori Kobayashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Kyoko Mochizuki still trains police dogs in Japan and consulted on set.
Police dog trials in Japan are notoriously rigorous—failure rates exceed 70%, making Kinako's arc almost statistically impossible.
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