| 10 Promises to My Dog | |
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 Japanese film poster | |
| Directed by | Katsuhide Motoki |
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| Story by | Hare Kawaguchi |
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| Edited by | Sao Kawasei |
| Music by | Chu Sosou |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$15,332,225[1] |
10 Promises To My Dog (犬と私の１０の約束, Inu to Watashi no Jū no Yakusoku) is a 2008 Japanese film. The film was directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and stars Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda and Etsushi Toyokawa.[2] Rena Tanaka and Mayuko Fukuda play the adult and the young version of Akari Saito respectively, while actor Etsushi Toyokawa stars as Akari's father.[2]
Based on a novel by Hare Kawaguchi, this film tells the story of Akari Saito and her dog named Socks.[3] The pair supported each other as they grew up together.[3] This story is closely tied to "The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership", a list of ownership rules written from a dog's point of view.[3]
10 Promises to My Dog was released in the Japanese box office on 15 March 2008.[2] The film grossed a total of US$15,332,225 in 6 countries,[1] and was the 19th-highest grossing Japanese film of 2008.[4]
- ^ a b "Box Office Gross of 10 Promises to My Dog". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "犬と私の10の約束 on allcinema". Stingray (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Review: 10 Promises to My Dog (Inu to Watashi no 10 no Yakusoku)". Nippon Cinema. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan Report for Year 2008". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 January 2012.