Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.
Acting
Sakai's crumbling restraint as a man betraying his own system
Direction
Hiramatsu refuses easy sentimentality — every frame hurts
Practical Effects
Real shelter dogs, real stakes, real tears
Director
Emiko Hiramatsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Japan's 2012 animal welfare law revision inspired this film, yet over 100,000 cats and dogs are still euthanized annually in Japanese shelters.
The shelter dogs were actual rescues scheduled for euthanasia; two were adopted by crew members after filming.
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